On Campus

The HSE Look talked to the Dean of the Faculty of Humanities, Professor Alexey Rutkevich

He discussed the new opportunities and challenges connected with the foundation of this large faculty and the general situation concerning liberal arts education in Russia.

On Campus

March 30, 2015

‘As Long as We Think about the Middle Ages as a Dark Time, We Will Remain Dark Ourselves’

Every era builds its own version of the Middle Ages, and the modern age is no exception. Oleg Voskoboynikov, the youngest full professor at the Higher School of Economics, talks about the reason for the popularity of metaphors that refer to that era, why the ‘Suffering Middle Ages’ group on 'VKontakte' is not the same thing as medieval studies and how the desire to be different from everyone else can lead a student to study the Middle Ages.

On Campus professors ideas & experience medieval studies Middle Ages School of History

February 12, 2015

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