THE MOSCOW STATE INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL RELATIONS

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• Document Number (FOIA) /ESDN (CREST): CIA-RDP82-00046R000400200006-9
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• Original Classification: C
• Document Page Count: 3
• Document Creation Date: December 22, 2016
• Document Release Date: June 15, 2009
• Sequence Number: 6
• Publication Date: November 15, 1954
• Content Type: REPORT

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1. The Moscow State Institute of International Relations of the Ministry
of Foreign Affairs, USSR (Moskovskiy gosudarstvennyy institut
mezhdunarodnykh otnoshenly ministerstva inostrannykh del SSSR - MGIMO)
was probably organized in 1944. The Institute building was located
in the immediate vicinity of Krymskiy Bridge, crossing the Moscow
River. The Institute prepared Ministry of Foreign Affairs cadres
for service in the USSR and abroad.
2. The complete Institute course lasted five years. Annual enrollment
was high, normally about 400 students for each yearly division,
thus making a total of about 2,000 Institute students. Until 1948
only male students were accepted but in 1948 this policy was altered
and a few females were accepted as students. The unwillingness of
the Ministry of Foreign Affairs to accept female students allegedly
was dictated by the very purpose of the Institute -- to prepare
personnel for the Ministry, many of whom would be required to serve
abroad in a diplomatic capacity. The Soviet government did not
favor the appointment of women to these positions. It was rumored
that the original policy was changed in 1948 because MOLOTOV's
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ensue a that time.
3. Entrance qualifications for candidates were 10 years' completed
the Institute favored children of high-ranking Soviet officials
and CP functionaries. On the contrary, quite a large number of
studets.were the children of poor parents and had to work in order
to attend the Institute. Although it was not a condition for
enrollment, practically all students of the Institute became
Komsomol or CP members during their first year of education. Until
1947 no entrance examinations were required. Instead, conversations
(sobesedovaniye) between candidates and lecturers were conducted
from which the latter had to determine the general educational
level and degree of intelligence of the candidate. In 1947 this
polio was discontinued and entrance examinations were introduced,
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until 19 there was only ote -school at the
nstitute, .e,, a program of study was not divided into various
specialties- Divisions were made in 1548 and three schools
(fakulrtet), starting with the third year, were organized:
a. Law School
b. School of World History
c. School of Journalism
In all schools, particular attention was paid to the study of
foreign languages and two hours daily were devoted to this study.
Stress was placed on Chinese, several other Far Eastern languages,
and English.
6. After completion of the five-year course of study students had
to pass a state examination and, shortly after that, an examination
for diploma ( diplomnyy ekzamen) which was in the form of a disser-
tation on a given international political theme. Graduates were
immediately promoted to junior lieutenants, Soviet Army Reserves,
and given MOS of military interpreters. Their initial jobs with the
Ministry of Foreign Affairs were either as escorting officers for
foreign visiters in the USSR or similar positions with various
organizations associated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs
where knowledge of a foreign language was required. Quite a
number of the graduates were sent abroad to serve with the Soviet
di l missions. During his service in Berlin in 1952,
former graduates of this Institute two
were or ng or a ov a erman- anguage yer Agliche
Rundschau"; one was attached to the staff of the Soviet High
Commissioner; and one to the Public Information Office of the
Soviet Control Commission.. In 1954, in Vienna, there was a rather
large number of former graduates of the Institute on duty with
the Soviet Element of the Allied Control C',ommi ssi nn f*nr at,q4-,.i a
While at the Institute students received government stipen4s
starting from 400 rubles monthly during the first year with an
increase of 20 rubles monthly for each subsequent year.. 'hug,
students received 480 rubles monthly during their final year of
study. Excellent students were given an additional 25% of the
stipend. There was compulsory tuition which amounted to 400
rubles annually. Students of the Institute wore civilian clothing.
8. Because of the uncertain conditions and hazards in the Soviet
diplomatic service, the Institute was not popular with students
since its graduates could find practically no employment outside
of the diplomatic service and there was no guaranty whatsoever
that, once graduated from the Institute, the graduate would remain
with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs for any length of time.
A second institute of the same type, organized in 1944, was
located in Kiev.
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