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'Scientist's Code': Ekaterina Kalemeneva on Modernist Projects in the Arctic, Khrushchev-Era Houses and Similarity between Historians and Gold Diggers
Before the start of the academic year, we keep introducing you to the professors of HSE University-St Petersburg. Ekaterina Kalemeneva supervises the Department of History and teaches Bachelor's and Master's students. In her research, she focuses on historical urban studies, Soviet urban development and the Thaw era. We talked to the Candidate of Historical Sciences about the projects of modernist cities in the Arctic and the changes entailed by the construction of the Khrushchev-Era houses.
'Scientist's Code': Adrian Selin on Novgorodians during the Time of Trouble, Harm from Positivism and Historian's Tasks
If you attended a meeting with HSE University-St Petersburg at least once, you must have met Adrian Selin, an academic supervisor of the Bachelor's programme 'History' and the dean of the School of Arts and Humanities. Usually, he talks about HSE University-St Petersburg but today, we are going to tell you about him and the job of a historian. Find out what prosopography is, why the Time of Trouble is interesting and why it is useless to look for Rurik's remains in the interview with the doctor of historical science.
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What Specialists the Master's Programme 'Global and Regional History' Prepares
The Master's programme 'Global and Regional History' has two educational tracks: historical and anthropological. The main goal of the programme is to prepare graduates to continue their academic careers. However, the students will also be able to work in the more applied fields: in museums, publishing companies, exhibitions, and marketing. Find out which courses await students and why the programme rejects traditional division into Russian and world history in the interview with Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov, the programme's Academic Supervisor.
Chinese Fiction: To Read or Not To Read?
Understanding China requires knowing the Chinese language, reading scientific articles, and getting acquainted with the works of Chinese authors. We spoke to HSE University sinologists about which books by Chinese authors they found most interesting.
VII International Research Conference “Usable Pasts”
Applications for participation in the VII International Scientific Conference “Usable Pasts”, organized by the Department of History of the Higher School of Economics – St. Petersburg and the Student Scientific Society, are open.