The desire to be at the vanguard of the revolution being created gave a powerful impetus to the study of human creative potential in the schools of Filonov (the Collective of Masters of Analytical Art), Malevich (as director of GINKhUK), and Matyushin (the ZORVED school).

The July summit was dedicated to the role of modern smart cities in achieving sustainable development goals, as well as how the digitalization of urban economies can contribute to improving the quality of life. The forum brought together city leaders, experts, and diplomats.

During his lifetime, Alexander Vvedensky was known primarily as a children's writer. Over thirty of his books were published by Detgiz, illustrated by many outstanding artists who were students of Malevich, Filonov, and Matyushin (including Lev Yudin, Vera Ermolaeva, Alisa Poret, Elena Safonova, Tatiana Glebova, and others).

We congratulate Stepan and wish him continued success in his academic and intellectual endeavors!

Formally, the issue is not thematic, but half of the articles are dedicated to Russian Orthodox communities from various periods.

The protagonists of the new episode—EUSP historians Amiran Urushadze and Alexey Miller—discuss relations with Europe, which are formed through a combination of confrontations and borrowings.

The episode is dedicated to original drawings and prints from the Disegno exhibition at the Hermitage Museum.

In an extensive interview with Sobaka.ru, Nikita Lomagin, EUSP professor of history, a 2025 laureate of the TOP 50. Best Known People of St. Petersburg award, revealed myths about the blockade, spoke about the creation of the Institute of the History of the Defense and Blockade of Leningrad, the future of the blockade museum and the prospects for the development of the European University. 

At the meeting, the parties expressed mutual interest in cooperation and discussed prospects for academic initiatives, as well as possible formats for joint work.

The Scientific Data journal published an article by the staff of EUSP’s Institute for the Rule of Law titled "Russian Financial Statements Database: A firm-level collection of the universe of financial statements" (the journal is part of the Nature group). The authors of the material are Sergey Bondarkov, Viktor Ledenev and Dmitry Skugarevsky.

The five-week festival will transform Liteiny Prospect and its surroundings into a unified literary space, with the university, museums, bookstores, galleries, and culinary venues becoming stops along a route showcasing hubs of contemporary book culture.

The Bank of Russia and the magazine "Money and Credit" («Деньги и кредит») have summed up the results of the 2025 Competition of Undergraduate and Graduate Student Economic Research. Among the winners is Dmitry Novikov, a PhD student of the program "Economic Theory".

Congratulations to Ilya and Daria and we wish you easy implementation of your projects!

The Boris Maksimovich Firsov Prize, named after the founder and first rector of the European University, has been awarded for the first time. It is awarded to EUSP Master’s and PhD students whose academic and scholarly achievements deserve special recognition.

A new episode of the podcast "History is Just Beginning" has been released. This episode features Arseny Moiseenko, a researcher at the Center for the Study of Ego-Documents "Prozhito" and a research fellow at the European University's Faculty of History.

Last Saturday, the ShANINKA Library hosted the New League of Universities Chess Tournament, where students from Shaninka, the Russian Economic School (RESH), and the European University faced off in a battle of wits.

The theme of Ksenia's project is "Should the Sacred Be Accessible to Everyone? Pilgrimage, Tourism, and Spiritual Entrepreneurs in the "Places of Power" of Post-Soviet Russia."

The exhibition was organized by the football club team together with the Planet 9 museum bureau.

This scholarship is awarded to talented young researchers who will tackle large-scale research challenges.

The analytical center “Expert” has published its new ranking of publication activity among Russian universities. In the 2025 edition, the European University has retained its positions in all three subject areas where it had previously ranked.