On January 18, Professor of the Faculty of Anthropology Nikolai Vakhtin gave a lecture "Writing on Birch Bark, or How to Negotiate without a Common Language" at the Pushkin State Museum of Fine Arts. The meeting was held as part of an educational program timed to coincide with the exhibition “Universal Language” (December 16, 2022 – March 19, 2023).   

The project director is Nikolai Vakhtin. The participants are all employees of CESIS, the main researchers are Kirill Istomin and Elena Lyarskaya.

The annual "TOP 50.The Most Famous Persons in Saint Petersburg" awards competition is held by the Sobaka.ru magazine for the thirteenth time. It introduces the heroes of our time - those people who are changing our city for the better. Raising awareness is the main mission of the awards, and each nominee is a leader in their sphere of activity.