Which university, founded in 1755 on the initiative of Mikhail Lomonosov, is the oldest and most prestigious in the country?

• A Saint Petersburg State University
• B Novosibirsk State University
• C Moscow State University ✓
• D Kazan Federal University

Moscow State University was established by Empress Elizabeth and named after Lomonosov in 1940; its main building on Sparrow Hills is one of Moscow's Stalinist 'Seven Sisters'.