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What decorations did the university receive when it was renamed after Andrei Zhdanov?

  • The Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour

  • The Order of the Red Star

  • The Order of the Patriotic War

  • The Order of Friendship

Answer

When the university was renamed after Andrei Zhdanov in 1948, it was decorated with the Order of Lenin and the Order of the Red Banner of Labour. These are two of the highest decorations in the Soviet Union.
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