The participation of lecturers from Slavonic countries in educational process at Slavonic philology department provides the students with possibility to learn to be fluent in Slavonic languages and to get more intimately acquainted with culture and literature of the country of the target language. The article describes the history of origin and development of the lecturer position at the Department of Slavic Philology, as well as the role of the chairman of the Department P. A. Dmitriev in the foundation of the Slavic lecturers' institution within the Department.