Chemistry as a scientific discipline appeared in Moscow University in the first year of its existence. Founder of the Lomonosov University, a great scientist, poet and artist, was also one of the best chemists of his time. Many generations of Russian chemists who entered the history of world science studied and taught at the chemical faculty of Moscow State University.Today, the faculty comprises 17 departments, which represent all the modern lines of chemical science and corresponding specializations, for which highly skilled chemists.