The Moscow State Social University (MSSU) was opened in 1991 as a governmental higher education institute which aims to provide a wide range of programs of undergraduate, graduate and post-graduate education, social research and professional trainings.
The main research activities of MSSU include:
- theory and organisation of political activity
- social history of Russia
- sociology
- economics
- policy studies
The University consists of various departments including:
- social anthropology
- social pedagogy
- ecology
- economics
- politology
- psychology
- statistics
- law
The website is in Russian, and contains information on the University’s activities and initiatives, faculties and staff, highlights of research papers (no full texts available).