Sociologists: Conservative Consumers Dominate Russian Middle Class
The Russian middle class cannot be regarded as a homogeneous and uniformly stable social group. Similar income levels often mask significant differences in financial strategies, lifestyles, and levels of economic security. This is the conclusion reached by sociologists at HSE University. The study has been published in Voprosy Ekonomiki.
HSE University and Unicamp Develop Partnership Projects
At the end of May, HSE University in Moscow received a delegation from the State University of Campinas (Unicamp, Brazil), which has held a strong, long-standing partnership with HSE. The meeting in Moscow took place as part of the International Partner Week, which was held from May 19 to 22 by HSE University–St Petersburg. The event was attended by Unicamp representatives: Rafael Dias, Director of International Affairs, and Milena Serafim, Associate Director of the Faculty of Applied Sciences.
HSE University and Tatarstan Academy of Sciences Sign Cooperation Agreement at KazanForum 2026
HSE University and the Tatarstan Academy of Sciences (TAS) have agreed on cooperation. The agreement formalised a strategic partnership between the two leading scientific and educational institutions in the field of demographic and sociological research. The document was signed in Kazan on May 13, 2026 by Lilia Ovcharova, HSE Vice Rector and Director of the Institute for Social Policy, and Rifkat Minnikhanov, President of TAS, at the venue of the 17th International Economic Forum ‘Russia—Islamic World: KazanForum.’
Pavel Shulgin took part in a roundtable meeting of the Russian Geographical Society
On January 29, 2026, the Russian Geographical Society held a roundtable discussion on the topic "The Phenomenon of Boundless Siberia" as part of the Presidential Order on the Formation of the Great Siberian Library (Pr-2869 dated December 13, 2025)
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Pavel Shulgin took part in the XVII Congress of the Russian Geographical Society
On October 22 and 23, the 17th Congress of the Russian Geographical Society, which is celebrating its 180th anniversary this year, was held at the State Kremlin Palace in Moscow.