Among the graduates of many well-known names: Nobel laureates Mikhail Gorbachev and Sakharov; poets Balmont and Lermontov; singer Zemfira.
Outwardly, it seems that the steeple, as well as the crowning of his star and ears covered with gold, but it is not. Spire, Star, and ears are lined with amber glass plates, the inside of the glass plates coated with aluminum. Currently, part of the glass parts collapsed and crumbled, if you look through binoculars, can be seen in various places gaping holes.
In 1953, the Moscow State University has received a new building - a skyscraper of 36 floors on the Sparrow Hills. With its construction involves a lot of interesting facts and rumors. So, originally designed by the building allegedly had not crown the spire, and the golden statue of Stalin. However, shortly before the end of construction the Soviet leader died, and it was decided to replace the statue on the spire.
Фух, было нелегко ;)