Abstract. Introduction. The proposed article is dedicated to the anniversary of the Faculty of Foreign Languages. Assessing the undoubted contribution of the faculty to the formation of the cross-cultural environment of the university, the intercultural competence of students of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and the linguistic and cultural variability of the educational space, the authors of the publication recall the outstanding teachers of the faculty, whose names are associated with the development and prosperity of the faculty. Methodology and research methods. The study is based on a retrospective analysis of the materials of the NSPU Archive, literary sources and data from the Scientific Electronic Library. e-library.ru and the NSPU Libraries. The main stages of the faculty’s development are determined by the development of the entire university. Results and discussion. A brief outline of the history of the Faculty of Foreign Languages from the year of its foundation to the present is presented in terms of the development of the humanitarian and personal factor and the contribution of the most famous teachers to the development of the acmeological competence of future teachers of foreign languages, interethnic tolerance, and the linguistic and cultural personality of the future teacher. The importance of the faculty is determined by the older generation of teachers, enthusiastic teachers, and talented organizers who have made an invaluable contribution to the formation of the Faculty of Foreign Languages and have laid the traditions of a strong scientific and methodological base. The authors turn to the life and professional activities at the university of Wolf Dieter Schmidt, Zoya Vadimovna Essebois, Jean Moisson, whose contribution to the development of the faculty is associated with their active participation in the interaction of representatives of different cultures, with the implementation of international projects, with the promotion of literature and culture of the countries of the studied language, with the introduction of new methods of teaching a foreign language and literature. It is noted that their work would have been impossible without their great love for Russia, for the teaching process, for the students of the faculty, and for the traditions that have been created and strengthened over the years. Conclusion. As a result of a retrospective analysis of the available materials, the history of the formation and development of the Faculty of Foreign Languages is traced in conjunction with the history of outstanding teachers who worked at the faculty, emphasizing the unique flavor of the Faculty of Foreign Languages, the combination of different languages and cultures in the context of preserving traditions and promoting innovation.