Anastasia Preobrazhenskaya
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Humanities / School of Philological Studies
- Anastasia Preobrazhenskaya has been at HSE University since 2013.
Education and Degrees
HSE University
HSE University, Philology
Ulyanovsk State University
Ulyanovsk State University, Linguistics and International Relations
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.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
2020, April - course "A Journey through Western Christianity: from Persecuted Faith to Global Religion (200 - 1650)", (USA)
2017, February - April (Rome, Italy) Research internship at Pontificio Ateneo S. Anselmo.
2016, September (Hissarya, Bulgaria) Summer School in Digital Humanities, The Centre for Excellence in the Humanities the University of Sofia, Bulgariа (Text Encoding and Interchange; Text and Image Annotation and Alignment; GIS and Neogeography; 3D Imaging and Modelling for Cultural Heritage).
2016, May - July (Warsaw, Poland) Research internship at Uniwersytet Warszawski, "Artes Liberales" department. Supervisor Hieronim Grala.
2015, September (Luxembourg; Trier, Germany) "Methodological Intersections": Trier
Digital School, Trier University and the University of Luxembourg.
2015, May - June (Warsaw, Poland) Research internship at Uniwersytet Warszawski, "Artes Liberales" department. Supervisor Hieronim Grala.
Postgraduate Studies
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Awards and Accomplishments
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Courses (2026/2027)
- Perceptions of the West and the East by Russians, 13Th–17th Centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Perceptions of the West and the East by Russians, 13Th–17th Centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Perceptions of the West and the East by Russians, 13Th–17th Centuries (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Humanities)Rus
- Philology in the System of Humanities (Postgraduate course; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1 semester)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Humanities)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Humanities)Rus
- Russian Literature and Writing from Middle Ages to Modern Time (Research Methods) (Optional course (university); Faculty of Humanities; 3 module)Rus
- Strategy of Research Writing (Postgraduate course; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
Courses (2025/2026)
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Perceptions of the West and the East by Russians, 13Th–17th Centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Perceptions of the West and the East by Russians, 13Th–17th Centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Perceptions of the West and the East by Russians, 13Th–17th Centuries (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Humanities; 1 module)Rus
- Philology in the System of Humanities (Postgraduate course; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Humanities; 2 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Humanities; 1 module)Rus
- Strategy of Research Writing (Postgraduate course; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Philology in the System of Humanities (Postgraduate course; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 2 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; 2 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Strategy of Research Writing (Postgraduate course; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Philology in the System of Humanities (Postgraduate course field of study Postgraduate Studies; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russia in the 16th-17th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Language and culture of Ancient Russia X-XVII centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Rus in the 13th-15th Centuries: Literary, Cultural and Political Heritage (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
- Russian court culture of the 17th century: poetry, theater, church (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1 module)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- History of literary science (Postgraduate course field of study Linguistics and Literature Studies; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- History of the Russian Literature (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Language and culture of Ancient Russia of the XV-XVII centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Philology in the System of Humanities (Postgraduate course field of study Linguistics and Literature Studies; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Qualification (Postgraduate course field of study Linguistics and Literature Studies; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- Russian Written Tradition from Medieval to Modern Times (Research Methods) (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 3 module)Rus
- Strategy of Research Writing (Postgraduate course field of study Linguistics and Literature Studies; 1 year, 2 semester)Rus
- West and East through the Eyes of Russian People of the 13-17 centuries (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2023
XII Международная научная конференция «Комплексный подход в изучении Древней Руси» (Москва). Presentation: Возможность использования некрополей XII–XIV вв. района Куликова поля в качестве маркеров территориально-административных единиц юго-западных земель Рязанского княжества
- 2021
8 ½ докладов в честь проф. Б. А. Успенского (Москва). Presentation: Русские Август, Августин, Августалий: монашеские имена, не включенные в месяцесловы
Monasticism, Education and Formation Symposium (Рим). Presentation: Teachings of Western Church Fathers in Monastic Sermons in Early Modern Muscovy (St. Augustine, St. Ambrose, St. Gregory, St. Jerome)
Ecclesiastical History Society Online Summer Conference (Online). Presentation: The Idea of the ‘Good Death’ and the Funeral Rite in Early Modern Russia
- 2019
Бестиарий как ars combinatorica (RES ET VERBA - 8) (Москва). Presentation: «Яко лютая иена, или силная мечка, Евдоксия царица»: бестиарные образы святых и евангелистов в пространстве проповеди
V международная научная конференция «Симеон Полоцкий: мировоззрение, общественно-политическая и литературная деятельность» (Полоцк). Presentation: Источники проповедей Симеона Полоцкого: перевод, пересказ, адаптация
- 2018
История повседневности: умение разбираться в людях и его последствия (Москва). Presentation: «Богатство аще течет, не прилагайте сердца»: Обет нестяжания и монашеские духовные грамоты во второй половине XVII века
Укрощение повседневности: нормативная литература и поведенческие стратегии Нового Времени (Москва). Presentation: Православные монахи России и Речи Посполитой: траектории личного благочестия (XVII в.)
- 2016
"Monasticism and Economy: Rediscovering an approach to work and poverty" (Рим). Presentation: “If riches increase, set not your heart upon them”: The Vow of Nonpossession versus Real Monastic Practices (a case study of the 17thcentury Muscowy)
Средневековая личность в письменных и археологических источниках: Московская Русь, Российская империя и их соседи (Москва). Presentation: К интерпретации одной духовной грамоты второй половины XVII века: частная жизнь Симеона Полоцкого
V Молодежная научная конференция "Текст-комментарий-интерпретация" (Москва). Presentation: Бестиарий Симеона Полоцкого: комментарий автора
Русская литература в компаративной перспективе (Москва). Presentation: Ночь страстей и день страданий: инокультурные заимствования в структуре проповеднических сборников второй половины XVII века
- 2015
Международная конференция молодых филологов в Тарту (Тарту). Presentation: Блаженный Августин и культура цитирования в сборнике проповедей Симеона Полоцкого "Обед душевный"
Маргиналии-2015: границы культуры и текста (Полоцк). Presentation: «Аще и неправедное мое есть собрание неправедно погибнет»: духовные грамоты из «канцелярии» Симеона Полоцкого
- 2014
Międzynarodowa konferencja «Historia chrześcijaństwa w źródłach» (Краков). Presentation: Священное Писание в посланиях Симеона Полоцкого: латынь и церковнославянский язык
Канферэнцыя "Сімяон Полацкі: светапогляд, грамадска-палітычная і літаратурная дзейнасць" (Полоцк). Presentation: Первый придворный поэт Симеон Полоцкий
Dissertation for a Candidate of Sciences degree
- 2018
A. Preobrazhenskaya Симеон Полоцкий - первый придворный писатель: практика создания образцовых текстов
Anastasia Preobrazhenskaya at International School in Warsaw
Anastasia Preobrazhenskaya, doctoral student of the School of Philology took part in a joint project between HSE, Saint Petersburg State University, the University of Cologne and the University of Warsaw.