Nikolay Ryabchinsky Awarded a PhD in Philosophy
On August 24, 2026, Nikolay Ryabchinsky, Research Assistant at the HSE International Laboratory for the Study of Russian-European Intellectual Dialogue, successfully defended his PhD thesis in Philosophy.
’A Key to the Text: Franz Kafka’s The Castle’ — A New Publication in Arzamas Magazine
The popular science educational portal Arzamas has published an article by Irina Lagutina, Chief Research Fellow at the International Laboratory for the Study of Russian-European Intellectual Dialogue, co-authored with Dmitry Gorbatov and Elina Chinkina, Master’s students of the 'Russian Literature and Comparative Studies' programme.
New RSF Awards for 31 Projects Led by Young HSE Researchers
The Russian Science Foundation (RSF) has completed its review of project proposals submitted for grants supporting early-career researchers. More than 850 projects have been selected for funding, including 31 from HSE University. The grants will finance research addressing specific objectives within the priorities of scientific and technological development set out in the Scientific and Technological Development Strategy of the Russian Federation.
Alexander Ilyashenko Awarded a PhD in Philosophy
On May 25, 2026, A. F. Ilyashenko, Research Assistant at the HSE International Laboratory for the Study of Russian-European Intellectual Dialogue, successfully defended his PhD thesis in Philosophy.
International Scientific Conference ’The Fate of Humanistic Values in the USSR and Europe: 1925–1945’
On May 29–30, 2026, the Faculty of Humanities at HSE University hosted a conference organized by the International Laboratory for the Study of Russian-European Intellectual Dialogue.
Spring School for Philosopher-Archivists ‘The Archive of the Era: Philosophical Meanings’
On April 22–24, 2026, the annual inter-university Spring School for Philosopher-Archivists ‘The Archive of the Era: Philosophical Meanings’ (Session IV: Philosophical Marginalia) took place.
International Scientific Conference ‘Philosophy of Book Culture in Russia: Challenges and Perspectives’
On April 21–22, 2026, a book culture international scientific conference took place at the Institute of Philosophy of the RAS and HSE University.
Dialogue Between Christian Tradition and Secular Modernity in Russian Religious Philosophy: Presentations by RSF Project Participants at the Regular Youth Seminar
On April 23, as part of the seminar ‘Dialogue Between Russia and Europe: the view of Young Researchers’, the laboratory's research team presented the interim results of the RSF-funded project ‘The Problem of Dialogue Between Christian Tradition and Secular Modernity in Russian Religious Philosophy: Perspectives for Post-Secular Theory’.
Dostoevsky and the Russian Emigration: Interwar Prague as a World Center for the Study of the Russian Writer’s Work / Lecture by Nikolay Ryabchinsky
On March 12, 2026, Nikolay V. Ryabchinsky, a research assistant at the International Laboratory for the Study of Russian-European Intellectual Dialogue, delivered a presentation at the seminar "Dialogue Between Russia and Europe: The View of Young Researchers"
Imagination and Mythopoesis: Daniil Andreev vs. William Blake / A Talk by Igor Chindin
On February 25, 2026, Igor V. Chindin, PhD, delivered a presentation at the seminar "West and East: Universalism of Culture"