Petrovsky Academy

Russian State Agrarian University - Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy

Timiryazev Academy Main Building
Former names	Petrovskaya Agricultural Academy Moscow Agricultural Institute
Type	State university
Established	1865
President	Vladimir Bautin
Academic staff	700
Undergraduates	>10,000
Postgraduates	70 p.a.
Location	Moscow, Russia 55°49′59″N 37°33′00″E / 55.833°N 37.550°E / 55.833; 37.550Coordinates: 55°49′59″N 37°33′00″E / 55.833°N 37.550°E / 55.833; 37.550
Campus	Urban (originally suburban)
Colors	Green
Sports	Basketball, equestrianism, futsal
Website	timacad.ru

Moscow Timiryazev Agricultural Academy (full name in Russian: Российский государственный аграрный университет — МСХА имени К.А. Тимирязева) is one of the oldest agrarian educational institutions in Russia. It was founded on December 3, 1865. It is under the Supervisory of the Russian Ministry of Agriculture. It was named for Kliment Timiryazev, a Russian botanist and physiologist and major proponent of evolution by natural selection.