Baltic State Technical University "Voenmeh" D.F. Ustinov (Russian: Балтийский государственный технический университет "Военмех" им. Д.Ф.Устинова; abbreviated BGTU) is a Russian technical university situated in Saint Petersburg. Previously it was known as the Leningrad Mechanical Institute (Russian: Ленинградский механический институт) and Military Mechanical Institute (Russian: Военно-механический институт).
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History
1875: Tsesarevich Nikolay's Handicraft College is created (for which is considered an heir)
1932: Established by order of the People's Commissariat of Heavy Industry of the USSR, as the Leningrad Military Mechanical Institute
1992: Reformed as Baltic State Technical University, after D.F. Ustinov
Faculties
Rocket and Space Technology Faculty (A)
Arms and Weapons Systems Faculty (E)
Department of Information and Control Systems (I)
Natural Science (O)
International Industrial Management and Communications (R)
Notable alumni
Dmitriy Feodorovich Ustinov (Marshal of the USSR, the Minister of Defense of the USSR from July 30, 1976 to December 20, 1984)
Sergei Krikalev (cosmonaut)
Georgi Grechko (cosmonaut)
Kiviryan Harutyunovich (cosmonaut)
Roman Starovoyt (Minister of Transport of Russia from May 2024 to July 2025)
Vladimir Yakunin (head of Russian Railways)
Vladimir Okrepilov (academician of Russian Academy of Sciences RAS, general director of State Centre "Test-St.Petersburg")