Vladimir Orlov received his PhD in Music Studies from Cambridge University (Great Britain) after graduate studies at the State Institute of Art Studies (Moscow) and after graduating from the Nizhny Novgorod State Conservatory as a musicologist, organist, and an artist of chamber ensembles. He has lectured in the United States, Russia, and European countries. He has been in a series of academic publications in Russian and in English; his main research interests are the Silver Age of Russian culture and Socialist Realism.

Presentation of a new archival guidebook Documents on the History and Culture of Jews in Archives of St. Petersburg, Volume One: Regional Archives. Written and edited by A. Ivanov, M. Kupovetsky, and A. Lokshin. St. Petersburg: MIR Publishing House, 2011.

Taken with the success of American Silicon Valley, a number of states strive to create their own economic ‘cluster’, i.e. geographically localized zone of innovation economy. In Russia this ambition has shaped into the Skolkovo ‘innocity’. However attractive the idea of a governed innovation jump is, the experience of many countries demonstrates that a successful ‘cluster’ cannot be created following a bureaucratic order.

Presentation of two new monographs published in Studia Ethnologica series Ekaterina Melnikova. IMAGINARY BOOK. Essays on the History of Folklore about Books and Reading in Russia. Alexandre Lvov. PLOUGH and PENTATEUCH: Russian Judaisers as a Textual community.  

The celebration began with the opening of an exhibition “EUSP-15” prepared by the Student Council. The various displays telling about the history of the University from the very beginning were presented. The official part started with traditional announcement warning of a fire and the evacuation of the building, after which the participants in the action ceremonially carried the fire hose into the conference hall.

The conference dealt with two memorable dates: the 150th anniversary of the emancipation of the serfs and the 130th anniversary of the assassination of Alexander II. Over the course of the conference, discussions were held on a range of vital questions about the history of Russia: the meaning of the Great Reforms for the fate of the country, the role of the individual in the process of modernization, and the influence of reforms in the life of the individual citizen.

Oleg Markovsky, the Chief of Administration of Perspective Development of the Department of Perspective Development and Strategic Planning of NOVATEK Graduated from the Mathemical-Mechanical Department of SPbGU and the EUSP Department of Economics has at different times worked in business (Alfa-Capital, NOVATEK, and others), as well as in state structures (Ministry of Economic Development), has been a member of the committee for analysis of the Unified Energy System of Russia. He is currently a part of the Board of the Endowment Fund of EUSP.

Sari Autio-Sarasmo (University of Helsinki and University of Tampere), and Hanna Ruut (University of Helsinki) delivered talks as a part of a presentation of the project “Knowledge Through the Iron Curtain – Transferring Knowledge and Technology in Cold War Europe “ and the new book Reassessing Cold War Europe, ed. by Sari Autio-Sarasmo & Katalin Miklóssy. Routledge, 2010.

Seminar program (pdf 199KB) 

Presention of the new book by D.E. Akhmedzhanova and D.A. Antonyuk, New Tricks for an Old Dog. Training Resources for the Development of Territories: The European and Russian Experiences 

Michael Webb, the Deputy Head of the EU Delegation to Russia, and Maria Nozhenko, the Head of the CES – EU Centre, delivered their speeches on the activities of the newly established Centre and the EU-Russia relations in general. The event has been organized in cooperation with the press-club 'Green Lamp'. 

The Consuls-General of the EU Member States and Mr. Michael Webb, the Deputy Head of the Delegation of the European Union to Russia, were received by the Rector and the staff of the Centre for European Studies – EU Centre in the Golden Hall of the University. During the meeting the Rector acquainted the guests with the history and the activities of the European University, whereas the staff of the CES-EUC presented the educational activities of the Centre.

 

 

A ceremonial celebration of the tenth anniversary of the Art History Department of EUSP began with a mini-conference, in which graduates of the Department gave short presentations. Afterwards, colleagues, friends, and guests celebrated the anniversary with a glass of champagne in non-academic atmosphere.

Gilbert Doctorow is a professional Russia watcher and actor in Russian affairs going back to 1965.  He is a magna cum laude graduate of Harvard College (1967), and holder of a Ph.D. with honors in history from Columbia University (1975). After completing his studies, Mr. Doctorow pursued a business career focused on the USSR and Eastern Europe. For twenty-five years he worked for US and European multinationals in marketing and general management with regional responsibility. From 1998-2002, Doctorow served as the Chairman of the Russian Booker Literary Prize in Moscow.  

Professor Josephson - is a well known specialist on the history of science and technology in 20th century and on the Soviet history More information on Prof. Josephson's list of publications can be found here

The sixth special meeting of the Friends and Trustees of the EUSP Endowment Fund took place in the State Council Hall of the State Hermitage Museum.  Rector, Vice-Rectors and professors of the University hosted the representatives of corporate donors and partners of the EUSP.  Member of the Board of Trustees, Deputy Prime Minister, Minister of Finance of the Russian Federation, Alexei Kudrin, greeted those present; he was followed by the Chairman of the EUSP Board of Trustees, Director of the State Hermitage Museum, Mikhail Piotrovsky, and Rector of EUSP, Oleg Kharkhordin.

The 4th EUSP conference "The Exhibition of EUSP Academic Achievements". As a part of the conference Mary McAuley,  the Honorary Doctor of EUSP, gave a talk: “The Map isn’t of My Homeland: Thoughts of a Roving Scholar” Conference program (pdf 25KB)  

The lecture was devoted to a current state and specifics of the Russian insurance market. Hannes Chopra noted weak penetration of insurance services into the Russian economy, which is harmful for the economy growth rate. The Russian economy is pushed backward by any catastrophic event due to the fact that in each case losses are covered by the federal budget. Mr.