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Grant Competition for Creating Spoken Language Corpora

The International Linguistic Convergence laboratory organized a grant competition for creating spoken language corpora. The submission of applications ended on June 25. The organizer of the event and the head of the laboratory Nina Dobrushina talks about the goals of the competition and why recording spoken language is important.

HSE Scholars Take Part in Second World Congress on Logic and Religion in Warsaw

The 2nd World Congress on Logic and Religion was held from June 18 to 22 in Warsaw. Researchers from HSE’s Moscow and Perm campuses took part in the event.

Analysing History through Ego-documents

Analysing History through Ego-documents
International Centre for the History and Sociology of World War II and Its Consequences, Higher School of Economics and The Friedrich Ebert Foundation held 'A Memory Revolution’: Soviet History Through the Lens of Personal Documents' in Moscow on 7-8 June, 2017. The conference brought together distinguished historians and sociologists from across the globe. Michael David-Fox, Professor of History, Georgetown University, and Academic Advisor of HSE International Center for the History and Sociology of World War II and Its Consequences shares his reflections and considerations on the main topic and discussions at the conference and his own research

M.S. Kiseleva’s Presentation within the framework of the project "Anatomy of Philosophy: the Way Text Works" of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and F.M. Dostoevsky Library

M.S. Kiseleva’s Presentation within the framework of the project "Anatomy of Philosophy: the Way Text Works" of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and F.M. Dostoevsky Library
On June 15, 2017, the chief research fellow of the IL for the Study of Russian and European Intellectual Dialogue M. S. Kiseleva took part in the project "Anatomy of Philosophy: the Way Text Works. Series "Repliki" of the Institute of Philosophy of the Russian Academy of Sciences and F.M. Dostoevsky Library.

"A «Memory Revolution»: Soviet History through the Lens of Personal Documents": conference program

"A «Memory Revolution»: Soviet History through the Lens of Personal Documents": conference program
The conference will be held on 7-8 June. Organizers: International Centre for the History and Sociology of World War II and Its Consequences, National Research University – Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russian Federation) and The Friedrich Ebert Foundation.

Seeking Answers in Medieval Russian History

On May 31, Valerie Kivelson, Professor of History at the University of Michigan, will be delivering a seminar entitled ‘Visualizing Empire: Muscovite Images of Race’. Professor Kivelson is an expert in Medieval and early modern Russia, history of cartography, history of witchcraft, religion, and political culture, among other topics. She is the author of 'Desperate Magic: The Moral Economy of Witchcraft in Seventeenth Century Russia' and a guest editor of 'Witchcraft Casebook: Magic in Russia, Poland and Ukraine. 15-21st Centuries'.

Russian Sincerity Today – A Conversation with Professor Ellen Rutten

On May 23, Ellen Rutten, Professor of Russian and Slavic Studies at the University of Amsterdam, delivered a lecture at HSE on her new book, ‘Sincerity after Communism’. An expert on Slavonic literature and culture, Professor Rutten is involved in numerous projects, including the Digital Emotions group, Sublime Imperfections, and ‘Russian Literature’, a journal where she serves as editor-in-chief.

Workshop of Tatiana Shchedrina

Workshop of Tatiana Shchedrina
On May 22, 2017 within the framework of the seminar "West and East: Universalism of Culture" of the International Laboratory for the Study of Russian and European Intellectual Dialogue there was a masterclass of prof. Tatyana Gennadievna Shchedrina.

Professor Dirk Uffelmann’s Report at "West and East: Universalism of Culture" Seminar

Professor Dirk Uffelmann’s Report at "West and East: Universalism of Culture" Seminar
On April 12, 2017, within the framework of a regular scholarly seminar of the International Laboratory for the Study of the Russian and European Intellectual Dialogue, Dirk Uffelmann, head of the Department of Slavic Culture and Literature of the University of Passau, Vice-President of the Union of German Slavists made a report.

The Neurolinguistics Lab is behind the polar circle!

The conference was held at the Heart of Finnish Lapland April 2-5