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Evgeny Khvalkov

  • Evgeny Khvalkov has been at HSE University since 2015.

Responsibilities

Research, teaching, supervision.

Education and Degrees

  • 2015

    PhD in History and Civilization
    European University Institute
    Thesis Title: The colonies of Genoa in the Black Sea region: evolution and transformation

  • 2011

    Master of Arts in Medieval Studies
    Central European University, Department of Medieval Studies

  • 2010

    Degree
    Lomonosov Moscow State University

Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience

2014              Certificates of the LaTeX Winter School, Universita degli Studi del Piemonte Orientale, Vercelli, January 27-31, 2014 (section “Basic LaTeX” taught by Prof. Claudio Beccari, section “Philological LaTeX” taught by Prof. Guido Milanese)

2013              Teacher Training Certificate, European University Institute, Florence (teacher training course consisted of seminars and workshops on designing university syllabi, teaching portfolio, assessment and feedback, evaluation of teaching, lecture planning and delivery, small group teaching, classroom management, lecture simulation, effective communication skills for academics, etc.)

2013–2014     Various courses and private tutorials in research software (STATA, SPSS, EndNote, Zotero, GIS, etc.) and a course in PhotoReading at the European University Institute, Florence

2011 (Jul)       Certificate of the CEU Summer University (Medieval Codicology and Palaeography; Greek book hand section)

2011               Certificate in Medieval Latin Examination, Level One awarded by the Center for Medieval Studies; University of Toronto

2010 – 2011    Courses and certificates at different fields of PC instruction (WebPage Creation, EndNote, Statistics, SPSS, Cryptography etc.), at the Computer and Statistics Center, Central European University, Budapest

2010                Certificat de civilisation française in History, Collège Universitaire Français at the Lomonosov Moscow State University

 

Awards and Accomplishments

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    2013                               EuroCORECODE project (European Comparisons in Regional Cohesion, Dynamics and Expressions)

    Prize for the joint first place in the EUROCORES / EuroCORECODE Programme MA Thesis Competition run by the EuroCORECODE project (European Comparisons in Regional Cohesion, Dynamics and Expressions)

    2011                               Svetlana Michaela Tãnasã Memorial Fund

    Annual award for the best MA dissertation in the Department of Medieval Studies at the Central European University, Budapest

  • Best Teacher – 2017

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2018-2019)
Category "New Lecturers under 30" (2016-2017)

Courses (2023/2024)

Courses (2022/2023)

Courses (2021/2022)

Courses (2020/2021)

Courses (2019/2020)

Courses (2018/2019)

Courses (2017/2018)

Projects

2016 – 2017                  Organizer and head of the research student team of the project “School of Charters” (Latin palaeography)

Publications

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Conferences

  • The HSE St Petersburg - University of Oslo Round Table in Transitional and Interdisciplinary History in the Norwegian University Center in St. Petersburg (St Petersburg, Russia, February 29, 2016)
  • Third Annual Symposium on Medieval and Renaissance Studies hosted by the Center for Medieval and Renaissance Studies, Saint Louis University (Saint Louis, Missouri, USA, June 15-17, 2015)
  • Graduate Student Conference on Byzantine Studies organized by the Mary Jaharis Center for Byzantine Art and Culture and the Michael G. and Anastasia Cantonis Chair of Byzantine Studies at Hellenic College Holy Cross (Brookline, Massachusetts, USA, April 18, 2015)
  • EuroCORECODE Final Conference ‘Changing Borders, Regions and Identities’ (Arnhem, the Netherlands, August 29 – 31, 2013)
  • The St Prince Vladimir’s Conference dedicated to the 1025th Anniversary of the Baptism of Russia (National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, July 26, 2013)
  • Workshop ‘Violence and the Circulation of Goods, Knowledge and Cultures’ (European University Institute, March 14 – 15, 2013)
  • Workshop ‘Progress in Research / Research in Progress’ (European University Institute, June 11-12, 2012)
  • International workshop ‘Families, Associations and Urban Communities in Europe, 1350 - 1600: Towards a Comparative Perspective’ (European University Institute, April 27-28, 2012)
  • The Oxford Byzantine Society’s 2012 International Graduate Conference ‘Reality and Illusion: Seeing through the “Byzantine Mirage”,’ (University of Oxford, February 17-18, 2012)
  • The International Cultural-Spiritual Project ‘By Roads of Sacred,’ 6th International Conference on Church Archaeology ‘Chersonese - the City of Saint Clement’ (National Preserve of Tauric Chersonesos, 2011)
  • Graduate Student Day of the Centre for Eastern Mediterranean Studies (Central European University; June 3-4, 2011)
  • International conference ‘Union in separation: Trading Diasporas in the Eastern Mediterranean (1200-1700)’ (University of Heidelberg, February 17-19, 2011)
  • Conference ‘Lomonosov-2005’ (Lomonosov’s Moscow State University, Black Sea campus in Sevastopol, 2005)

Vox medii aevi

The World of the Orient / Журнал Східний світ

Grants

2016                               Higher School of Economics, Saint-Petersburg, Department of History

Two grants won within the teachers’ competition for the best course taught in English (“Historical Heritage: Policy and Practices”, MA, Department of History; “History”, BA, Department of Management)

2016–                             Higher School of Economics, Saint-Petersburg, Department of History

Academic merit-based salary supplement for publication activity

2016                               Higher School of Economics, Saint-Petersburg, Department of History

Two grants won within the teachers’ competition for the best course taught in English (“Introduction into General History”, MA, Department of History; “History of Historical Knowledge”, MA, Department of History)

2015–                             Higher School of Economics, Saint-Petersburg, Department of History

Group of high human resources potential young faculty support program (Кадровый резерв) in the category “New lecturers”

2014–2015                      European University Institute, Florence, Department of History and Civilization

Fourth year dissertation completion grant

2014–2015                      Natolin European Centre

Paderewski grant

2012 (Oct - Dec)              ERASMUS Programme

Scholarship for Erasmus Program Exchange (École des Hautes Études en Sciences Sociales, Paris, France)

2011–                             European University Institute, Florence, Department of History and Civilization

Research mission and conference funding

2011–2014                      Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Italy)

Full PhD scholarship at the European University Institute (Florence), Department of History and Civilization      

2010–2011                      Central European University, Budapest

                                      MA scholarship and various internal scholarships and grants

2006–2010                      Lomonosov Moscow State University, Moscow

                                      Scholarships for academic excellence


Employment history

2015–                             Higher School of Economics

                                      Senior Lecturer at the Department of History, St. Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Humanities 

 

2014                               University of Florence (Università degli Studi di Firenze)

                                      Teaching Assistant at the Faculty of Social Sciences

2011–2012                      Freelance at the European University Institute (Florence)

                                      Language Tutor in Russian Intermediate & Old Church Slavonic for Beginners

2008                               Lomonosov Moscow State University

                                      Research Assistant at the Faculty of History, Department of Medieval Studies (under the grant of The Russian Foundation for Humanities № 6407.2008.6 (collective))

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Research seminar: "Why and how to translate foreigner's notes about Early modern Russia (on example Peter Petreius's books)"

On October 2, the first meeting of the research group was held in the new academic year. Alexander Tolstikov, Associate Professor of Petrozavodsk University, presented a paper "Why and how to translate foreigner's notes about Early modern Russia (on example Peter Petreius's books)". 

International Conference "Languages of Describing the Social in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times"

On September 16-17, 2021, the international conference "Languages of Describing the Social in the Middle Ages and Early Modern Times" was held on the basis of the History Department of the NRU HSE of St. Petersburg and with the assistance of the Research and Training Group "Languages of Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Interpretation Repertoires". The conference was attended by scientists from around the world and students of Russian universities during 5 sections held in full-time, online and hybrid formats, 29 reports were made, where the speakers raised the topics of describing various social phenomena in different countries in the Early Modern period.

Research seminar: the image of "Other" in Japan and "civilizing policy" in England in 16th – 17th centuries 

On February 11, during the session of the Research Group “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” two master students of the Department of History of the Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, presented their papers. 

Twelth meeting of research group: the image of Other on the example of french periodics and enlish colonial "travelogues"  

On january 28th another meeting of the research group «Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation» was held. 

Final meeting of the research group and research seminar "Prussia as a Nation: Strategies for Representation of Origin in Prussian Historical Writing of the 16th and early 17th Cen."

On December 11, at 18:00, the final meeting of the research group and the research seminar were simultaneously held. The meeting began with the report "?" by Associate Professor of Tomsk State University Anton Kotov. After that the members of the research group discussed the structure of the report and all possible prospects for the development of the group.

The tenth meeting of research group: discussion of preprint's drafts

On November 13, at 18:00, a regular meeting of research group was held on the ZOOM online platform. The participants discussed preprints' drafts.

Research seminar «Ireland and the Irish in the imperial project of late Tudors: mythologeme, practices of describing and paths of incorporation»

On Novermber 2 at the eleventh session of the research seminar “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” a PhD student of Saint Petersburg State University Evgenii Tishunin presented his paper «Ireland and the Irish in the imperial project of late Tudors: mythologeme, practices of describing and paths of incorporation»

Research seminar: “”Latvians” in Livonia, Ingria and Karelia: describing diversity in early modern time”.

On October 2, during the tenth session of the research seminar “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” a PhD student of Saint Petersburg State University Dmitry Verkhovtcev presented his paper “”Latvians” in Livonia, Ingria and Karelia: describing diversity in early modern time”.

The nineth meeting of research group: discussing the results and assignment of preprint-groups

On September 18, during the ninth session of the research seminar “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” the participants presented their research reports and created three new groups which will be preparing the preprints. 

The seventh meeting of recearch group 

On June 2, 6 PM on the ninth seminar of the research group “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” Maxim Shkil, Alena Kuznetsova, Daria Zubkova presented a report on the images of the Other in the works by the English diplomat Paul Raycout, the English merchant and traveler Peter Mundy and the Italian cartographer and diplomat Pietro Coppo. 

The sixth meeting of research group 

On 13 May 2020, on the seventh seminar of the research group “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” Gleb Paromonov and Julia Zakrzhevskaya presented a research report about peculiarities of the image of Muscovites in the seventeenth century in the works of Peter Petreius and Johan Sparwenfeld, two Swedish authors of profound academic background.

The fifth meeting of research group 

On 29 April 2020, on the sixth seminar of the research group “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” Alexei Vovin, the visiting scholar of National Research University Higher School of Economics, Saint Petersburg, presented a paper “The image of the ‘Other’ in Pskov Chronicles”.

The forth meeting of research group 

On 15 April 2020 on the seminar of the research group “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” Sergey Baigushev, Alexandra Shisterova and Irina Yakovleva presented preliminary results of their study into the image of the Irish in early Stuart sources on the basis of the texts by Fynes Moryson and John Davies. 

Research seminar “The War of the Sons of the Light against the Sons of Darkness: The Other in Abrahamic Religions in Antiquity ”

On 8 April, 2020, the online session “The War of the Sons of the Light against the Sons of Darkness: The Other in Abrahamic Religions in Antiquity ” from the series of the seminars of the research group “Languages for Describing the Other in Early Modern Europe: Social Contexts and Repertoires of Interpretation” was held.

Third seminar of the research group

Third seminar: topics of discussion, papers, transformation of the notion of ‘barbarian’ in Greek culture from Homer to Aristotle, workshop on Classical sources

Research seminar “Self-government and organization of foreign formation regiments in Russian military service in 1630-1634”

On February 12, 2020, Oleg Rusakovskiy, the research associate of National Research University Higher School of Economics, Moscow, presented a paper about the main sources related to the activities of foreign formation regiments in Muscovy in 1630-1634.

The second meeting of the research and academic group

Second meeting: what was discussed at the meeting. Reporting activity. Frederick Barth, Rogers Brubaker - Ethnic Groups or Ethnicity Without Groups?

Formation of the new research and academic group at the History Department

With pleasure, we inform you, that a new research and academic group associated with Medieval Studies will appear at the St. Petersburg Department of History.
In 2020-2021 the research and academic group

Season's Greetings from Alexander Semyonov, Chair of the Department of History

"The Colonies of Genoa in the Black Sea Region: Evolution and Transformation"

The book by the Associate Professor E.A. Khvalkov "The Colonies of Genoa in the Black Sea Region: Evolution and Transformation" was published (Routledge).

Ambassadors for Interdisciplinary and Applied History

Samrat Sil is a recent graduate of the English-taught Master's programme in Applied and Interdisciplinary History ‘Usable Pasts’ at HSE St. Petersburg. David Datmar, a native of Ghana, decided to join the programme to help him prepare for eventual study at the PhD level, which he plans to undertake soon at the University of Oxford. Both gentlemen were recently awarded certificates of recognition for their role as ambassadors contributing to the university’s internationalization agenda.

Evgeny Khvalkov Was Appointed to the Position of Assosiate Professor of the Department of History

Senior Lecturer of the Department of History of the National Research University Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg) obtained position of Associate Professor.

International Student Research Forum 2017

The International Student Research Forum was organized this year from 2nd and 3rd February 2017 at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg.

International Student Research Conference 2017

The International Students’ Research Conference was organized this year from 2nd and 3rd February 2017 at the National Research University Higher School of Economics in Saint Petersburg.

International Student Research Forum 2017

On February, 2-3 senior Bachelor and Master’s degree students of the Department of History wil take part the session "Usable Pasts" within the framework of the International Student Research Conference

"Working as a teaching assistant at HSE was my first step towards my prospective career in academia"

During the third module of the 2015/2016 academic year Samrat Sil, a master’s student currently enrolled in the program in Applied and Interdisciplinary history “Usable Pasts”,  served as a teaching assistant to Professor Evgeniy A. Khvalkov for the course of History for undergraduate students pursuing their degree in management. Samrat told about an exciting experience of his first teaching assistant job:

Evgeny A. Khvalkov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of History, defended his PhD dissertation at the European University Institute (Florence, Italy)

On September 8, 2015, Evgeny A. Khvalkov, Senior Lecturer of the Department of History, St. Petersburg School of Social Sciences and Humanities, Higher School of Economics (St. Petersburg), defended his PhD dissertation entitled "The Colonies of Genoa in The Black Sea Region: Evolution and Transformation".