Тема работы — «Крестьянский вопрос в политике российских властей в Царстве Польском (1863-1872 гг.)»

We congratulate Anastasia Novkunskaya and the staff of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Medical Studies and wish them a smooth implementation of the project.

The Center for Eurasian Studies opened at the European University last September. We spoke with its director, Igor Khodachek, about what has been achieved in just over a year, why the center was created, and what educational initiatives it is already implementing (and planning for the near future).

On November 3, a ceremony was held at East China Normal University (ECNU) in Shanghai to mark the donation of a collection of over 200 books from the Foundation for the Heritage of the Russian Diaspora to the university library. The project was carried out with the participation of the Alexander Solzhenitsyn House of Russia Abroad and the European University at St. Petersburg, with support from the State Corporation VEB.RF. 

The 15th episode of the podcast "The Party of the Line" is entirely dedicated to the drawing techniques practiced in Italy during the Renaissance. Alexey Larionov's guest is Elena Shishkova, Head of the Laboratory for Scientific Restoration of Oriental Painting at the State Hermitage Museum and a top-category art restorer specializing in graphic works.

The first issue of the interdisciplinary academic journal "Cultural History" for 2025 has been published.

С 2 по 11 ноября три китайских города станут площадками для серии событий в рамках цикла мероприятий к перекрестным годам культуры КНР и РФ 2024/2025.

The European University at St. Petersburg has published an analytical report, "Non-State Higher Education in Russia: Current Situation and New Trends," presenting the findings of a study conducted in 2025. The work is based on data from the Monitoring of Activities of Higher Education Institutions, the "Vuzopedia" resource, and a series of expert interviews with representatives of the sector.

In this episode, we continue reflecting on the nature of artificial intelligence: Can it be surprised? Do we need to understand how large language models work? And should strong AI resemble a human?

We present a new podcast from the European University: "Natural Questions about Artificial Intelligence." The podcast is hosted by Lada Shipovalova, Professor and Director of the Stasis Center for Practical Philosophy.

The rating agency Round University Ranking (RUR) has published the results of its annual study—the 2025 World University Subject Rankings.

A new episode of the podcast "Russian Avant-Garde: Past, Present, Future" continues the conversation with art historian and curator Ivan Chechot. This time, the topic of the discussion is "Expressionism as German Avant-Garde."

We congratulate Yakov Shcheglov, a staff member of the Institute for Interdisciplinary Medical Studies and a graduate of the European University's Master's program, on defending his PhD dissertation! The work was carried out at the Sociological Institute of the Russian Academy of Sciences.

Yulia's research focuses on the phenomenon of "pedagogical shift work" in the North: the migration of teachers to Salekhard and their daily work and life in the conditions of an Arctic city.

The Rector of the European University, Vadim Volkov, gave an interview to "Rektor Govorit!" (The Rector Speaks!), an expert publication on higher education. The scholar discussed the mission of EUSP, its new objectives, the educational process, the endowment fund, what constitutes literacy in 2025, and also how subcultures emerge within the academic community.

The project's goal is to analyze and describe how rural governance is structured in two regions of Russia in the mid-2020s, taking into account the general political and local rural context. The aim is to understand how village residents obtain material and symbolic resources and what role the rural administration or other agents of authority play in this process.

Maria Agafonova, a second-year Master's student at the Department of Anthropology, has received a grant from the Khamovniki Foundation for Social Research Support!

We are grateful to everyone involved in organizing the event, and especially to those who represented the European University in the competition or came to support our team as fans.

A new episode of the podcast "Russian Avant-Garde: Past, Present, Future" has been released. Gleb Ershov's guest is the art historian and curator Ivan Chechot. The discussion focuses on how to distinguish between modernism and the avant-garde in Russian and world art.

The Potanin Charitable Foundation has presented the results of the annual ranking of universities participating in the 2024/2025 Vladimir Potanin Scholarship Program.