Mikhail Dmitriev
- Professor: Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Mikhail Dmitriev has been at HSE University since 2012.
Academic biography
Before coming to HSE, professor Dmitriev did a substantial part of his earlier research at the Moscow State Lomonosov university, where he defended his doctoral degree and was promoted to the full habilitation position. He has served on the editorial board of the European Review of History since 2005
Research interests
Professor Mikhail Dmitriev is an expert on Christianity in late medieval Rus' and its multiple religious connections with other countries. He has published widely on vRussian Christian spirituality, particularly those strands which deviate from the dominant forms of officially sanctioned practices and beliefs. This makes such groups as old believers and practitioners of 'folk religion' particularly important in his research.
Mikhail has also worked a lot on the many-sided contacts between Russia and Eastern european countries and the mutual exchange of patterns of doctrine and devvotion between them, as well as the vicissitudes of reception of Western theological tradition in late medieval Russia
Education, Degrees and Academic Titles
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Thesis Title: Kyevan metropolinate in the second half of the XVIth century and genesis of the Church Union of Brest
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2014