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Illustration for news: Ksenia Butuzova’s Talk at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

Ksenia Butuzova’s Talk at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

On December 19, the last session of the research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism» took place. Ksenia Butuzova (European University at Saint Petersburg) gave an invited talk titled «Spiritualist Rebuses as an Instrument of Enlightenment».

Illustration for news: Liia Ermakova’s Report at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

Liia Ermakova’s Report at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

On November 14, another session of the regular research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism» took place. Liia Ermakova made a presentation titled «“The Uncreated Firmament”: Vyacheslav Ivanov and Sergius Bulgakov». 

Illustration for news: Svetlana Demidova’s Report at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

Svetlana Demidova’s Report at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

On November 14, during the regular research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism» Svetlana Demidova has presented a report titled «“Exacte Versuche im Bereich der Kunst”: The Theory of Art and Science in Klee’s texts».

Illustration for news: Group Members Discussed Texts by Carlo Ginzburg, Robert Merton, and Elinor Barber

Group Members Discussed Texts by Carlo Ginzburg, Robert Merton, and Elinor Barber

On October 26 another research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism» was held. 

Illustration for news: Varvara Kukushkina’s Report at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

Varvara Kukushkina’s Report at the Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

On September 28, the regular research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism» took place. Varvara Kukushkina presented a report titled «Art and Physiognomy in the Texts of I. A. Sikorski». 

Illustration for news: Svetlana Demidova’s Report at the IX student conference NRU HSE «Text—Commentary—Interpretation»

Svetlana Demidova’s Report at the IX student conference NRU HSE «Text—Commentary—Interpretation»

On September 25-26, the IX Student Conference of the National Research University Higher School of Economics «Text—Commentary—Interpretation» was held. On September 26, Svetlana Demidova presented a paper «Astrology and the New Music: Contexts of the Word “Konstellation” in Chapter XXII of “Doctor Faustus”» as part of the «20th Century Prose and Poetry» section. 

Illustration for news: Pavel Yushin’s Talk at the 9th ESHS Conference

Pavel Yushin’s Talk at the 9th ESHS Conference

On August 31-September 3, the 9th ESHS Conference: Visual, Material and Sensory Cultures of Science took place. As part of the panel «Popular Representation / Misrepresentation of Modern Physical Theories», which was held on September 1, Pavel Yushin presented a paper «Inverted Space-Time in Pavel Florensky's Scientific Imagination: A Commentary on the Cover of the Journal “Makovets” (№3, 1923)». 

Illustration for news: Group Members Discussed A Synopsis of Pavel Yushin’s Research Project

Group Members Discussed A Synopsis of Pavel Yushin’s Research Project

On May 28, another session of the research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism» was held, in the course of which participants discussed the synopsis of Pavel Yushin's research project entitled «The Idea of the Fall of Man in Pavel Florensky's Scientific Imagination». The discussion took place on the Skype platform. 

Illustration for news: The Research Group Continues Its Work: Another Session of the Regular Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

The Research Group Continues Its Work: Another Session of the Regular Seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism»

On May 8, as a part of the regular research seminar «Magic, Astrology, and Science in Russian Modernism», Svetlana Demidova delivered a presentation «On the Contexts of the Word “Konstellation” in chapter XXII of “Doctor Faustus”». The seminar was organized in an online form on the platform Skype.

Illustration for news: Pavel Yushin's Report at the Seminar of the Center for the History of Ideas and Sociology of Knowledge

Pavel Yushin's Report at the Seminar of the Center for the History of Ideas and Sociology of Knowledge

On February 7, Pavel Yushin presented a paper «On One Source of Pavel Florensky's Scientific Imagination: A Commentary on “Imaginaries in Geometry”» at the research seminar of the Center for the History of Ideas and Sociology of Knowledge (IGITI).