State University of Management is a historical successor of the Alexander Commercial School

A number of arguments have been made in favor of the continuity of the State University of Management from the Alexander Commercial School, on the basis of which in the early years of Soviet power first the Moscow Industrial and Economic Technical School and then the Moscow Industrial and Economic Practical Institute were founded. From the time of their creation, April 30, 1919, the university’s life legally begins and anniversary dates are officially celebrated. Archival data and artifacts of that period have survived until today and are of great importance for the historical evolution of the university. There are ideas about the presence of continuity not only through the change of names and residences according to official documents, but also by indirect and actual signs such as teaching staff, material and technical facilities, educational programs, scientific school, and pedagogical traditions. In spite of the different trajectories of educational programs for students formed as programs of commercial school, commercial trade courses, and then industrial practical, engineering, and management courses, they demonstrated high demand at the stages of history of the educational institution (pre-revolutionary, Soviet, modern). The value of recognizing the revealed facts about history of the higher education institution in one form or another has been emphasized. The year 2025 is an anniversary year for the State University of Management since 145 years ago the Alexander Commercial School was founded, and 140 years ago the first academic year started.

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