ðə sˈɪɾi jˌuːnɪvˈɜːsᵻɾi ʌv pˈɛɹɪslˌævəl wʌz fˈaʊndᵻd ˌɔn noʊvˈɛmbɚ twˈɛnti sˈɪks, nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː ɔnðɪ ɪnˈɪʃiətˌɪv ʌv ˌækədɪmˈɪʃən ˈɛvdʒɛni vˈɛlɪkhˌɑːv ænd pɹəfˈɛsɚɹ ˈælfɹɪd ˈeɪlɐmˌeɪzɪən, hˌuː bɪkˌeɪm ðə fˈɜːst ɹˈɛktɚ nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti tˈuː dˈæʃ tˈuː θˈaʊzənd θɹˈiː.
The City University of Pereslavl was founded on November 26, 1992 on the initiative of Academician Evgeny Velikhov and Professor Alfred Ailamazyan, who became the first rector (1992-2003).