# Russian-Tajik Slavonic University

> university in Tajikistan

**Wikidata**: [Q2669434](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2669434)  
**Wikipedia**: [English](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian-Tajik_Slavonic_University)  
**Source**: https://4ort.xyz/entity/russian-tajik-slavonic-university

## Summary
Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (РТСУ) is a university-level academic institution located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was established in 1996 and reported an enrollment of 5,880 students as of 2016.

## Key Facts
- Founded in 1996 as an institution of higher education.  
- Located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan (coordinates: 38.5751 N, 68.7927 E).  
- Reported student body: 5,880 students (point in time: 2016).  
- Official website: http://www.rtsu.tj.  
- Common names and aliases: Russian-Tajik Slavonic University; РТСУ; Российско-таджикский славянский университет; short name ДСРТ.  
- Instance of: university (academic institution for further education).  
- International identifiers: ROR 00sk4kx55; GRID grid.449524.a; VIAF 137584673; Ringgold 231149; Freebase /m/05b_sty; KISTI K000205768; Library of Congress authority no2007062817.  
- Social media presence: Facebook handle rtsuniver.  
- Wikimedia presence: Commons category "Russian-Tajik Slavonik University" and Wikipedia entries in multiple languages (az, de, en, et, fa, pl, ru, sh, tg, uk).  
- Sitelink count (Wikidata): 10.

## FAQs
### Q: What is Russian-Tajik Slavonic University?
A: Russian-Tajik Slavonic University (РТСУ) is a university in Dushanbe, Tajikistan, established in 1996 that provides higher education as an academic institution.

### Q: Where is the university located?
A: The university is located in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. Its geographic coordinates are latitude 38.5751 and longitude 68.7927.

### Q: How many students attend the university?
A: The reported student count is 5,880 students as of 2016.

### Q: How can I find more information online?
A: The university's official website is http://www.rtsu.tj and it uses the Facebook handle rtsuniver.

## Why It Matters
Russian-Tajik Slavonic University serves as an established higher-education institution in Tajikistan since its founding in 1996. As a recognized university in Dushanbe, it educates a multi-thousand student body (5,880 reported in 2016) and maintains an international footprint through a variety of persistent identifiers (ROR, GRID, VIAF, Ringgold, Freebase, and others). Its presence on Wikimedia Commons and Wikipedia in multiple languages indicates searchable, multilingual visibility and a degree of international recognition. The university’s formal identifiers and web presence make it discoverable to researchers, partner institutions, funders, and prospective students. Together, these attributes position the institution as a notable component of Tajikistan’s higher-education landscape and a node for academic cooperation and institutional networking.

## Notable For
- Being an established university in Tajikistan since 1996.  
- Hosting a student body of 5,880 (reported in 2016).  
- Wide international registry and identifier coverage (ROR, GRID, VIAF, Ringgold, Freebase, LOC).  
- Presence across multiple Wikipedia language editions and a dedicated Commons category.  
- Operating from Dushanbe with explicit geographic coordinates for location and mapping.

## Body

### Identity and Classification
- Official name: Russian-Tajik Slavonic University.  
- Aliases: РТСУ; Российско-таджикский славянский университет; short names ДСРТ, РТСУ.  
- Instance of: university (academic institution for further education).

### Establishment
- Inception year: 1996.

### Location
- Country: Tajikistan.  
- City: Dushanbe.  
- Coordinates: latitude 38.5751, longitude 68.7927.

### Size and Enrollment
- Count of students: 5,880 (point in time: 2016).  
- Source for student figure: university reporting (2016).

### Online and Media Presence
- Official website: http://www.rtsu.tj.  
- Facebook: rtsuniver (recorded 2019-05-22).  
- Wikimedia Commons category: "Russian-Tajik Slavonik University".  
- Wikipedia language pages available in: Azerbaijani (az), German (de), English (en), Estonian (et), Persian (fa), Polish (pl), Russian (ru), Serbo-Croatian/sh (sh), Tajik (tg), Ukrainian (uk).

### Identifiers and Registry Entries
- ROR ID: 00sk4kx55.  
- GRID ID: grid.449524.a.  
- VIAF ID: 137584673.  
- Ringgold ID: 231149.  
- Freebase ID: /m/05b_sty.  
- KISTI ID: K000205768.  
- Library of Congress authority ID: no2007062817.  
- Microsoft Academic (discontinued) ID: 16736912.

### Topics and Field
- Field of work (as recorded): cooperation.  
- Wikidata description: university in Tajikistan.  
- Topic's main Wikimedia category: Category:Russian-Tajik Slavonik University.  

### Images
- Representative image file: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Новый_корпус_РТСУ.jpg

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## References

1. Czech National Authority Database
2. Virtual International Authority File
3. Freebase Data Dumps. 2013
4. [Source](http://www.rtsu.tj)
5. [Source](http://www.rtsu.tj/ru/univercity/rtsu-v-tsifrakh-i-faktakh/)
6. GRID Release 2016-05-31
7. Quora
8. Aligned ISNI and Ringgold identifiers for institutions
9. Microsoft Academic Knowledge Graph
10. [OpenAlex](https://docs.openalex.org/download-snapshot/snapshot-data-format)