The Volgograd State Pedagogical University (Russian: Волгоградский государственный педагогический университет, Volgográdskiy gosudárstvennyi pedagogícheskiy universitét ímeni A. S. Serafimóvicha, abbreviation: VSPU), is one of the major pedagogical institutions in the Russian Federation. The university is located in Volgograd, formerly known as Stalingrad (Russia).