Question: Pyotr Alexandrovich Pletnyov, was a minor Russian poet and literary critic, who rose to become the dean of the Saint Petersburg University (1840–61), a Russian federal state-owned higher education institution based in Saint Petersburg, and is the oldest and one of the largest universities in which country/nation?
Sentence (from "Saint Petersburg State University"): It is the oldest and one of the largest universities in Russia.
Relevant evidence: Yes