Anna Litvina
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Humanities / School of Philological Studies
- Leading Research Fellow: Faculty of Humanities / School of Philological Studies / Laboratory of Linguo-Semiotic Studies
- Anna Litvina has been at HSE University since 2011.
- Language Proficiency
- English
- French
- German
- Polish
- Contacts
- Phone:
+7 (915) 318-0003 - Address: 21/4 Staraya Basmannaya Ulitsa, Building 1, room 525
- SPIN-RSCI: 4895-6608
- ORCID: 0000-0003-2740-0904
- ResearcherID: L-2305-2015
- Scopus AuthorID: 56681023900
- Google Scholar
- Office hours
- Thursday, 2:30 -- 4:30 PM Tuesday, 2:30 -- 4:30 PM
- Supervisor
- B. A. Uspensky
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Education and Degrees
1995
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)1991
DegreeLomonosov Moscow State University
* Candidate of Sciences
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.
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.
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher — 2019–2024, 2015–2017
- Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2023
Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses
for a Candidate of Sciences degree
- 1The image of the Cumans in medieval sources, 2021
- 2A. Preobrazhenskaya Simeon of Polotsk - the first court writer: working on development of model texts, 2018
- 3Narrative structure of King’s sagas
- 4M. Orlovskaya Jarla Saga: Specifics and Transformation of Regional Power Narrative of in the Context of Old Norse King Sagas
- 5Structure and Features of Russian Commemorative Practice of the 16th–17th Centuries
- 6G. Baroyan Ivan Persvetov's writings: source study
Courses (2025/2026)
- Ancient Russian Written Culture: Intoduction (Bachelor field of study Philology; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Written Culture of Pre-Peter the Great Russia" (Optional course (faculty); 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Written Culture of Pre-Peter the Great Russia" (Optional course (faculty); 1-3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar “Old Russian Literacy: Languages, Texts, Information Technology” (Master field of study History; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Wandering Plots in Medieval Literature and Folklore (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Wandering Plots in Medieval Literature and Folklore (Master field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Wandering Plots in Medieval Literature and Folklore (Master field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2024/2025)
- Ancient Russia between the West and the East (Optional course (faculty); 4 module)Rus
- Ancient Russian Written Culture: Intoduction (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Written Culture of Pre-Peter the Great Russia" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Humanities; 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Written Culture of Pre-Peter the Great Russia" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Humanities; 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Ancient Russia between the West and the East (Optional course (faculty); 4 module)Rus
- Ancient Russian Written Culture: Intoduction (Optional course (faculty); 3 module)Rus
- Introduction to Linguistics (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Medieval Writing Culture (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 4 module)Rus
- Medieval Writing Culture (Optional course (faculty); 4 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Written Culture of Pre-Peter the Great Russia" (Optional course (faculty); 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Written Culture of Pre-Peter the Great Russia" (Optional course (faculty); 1-3 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
- Medieval Writing Culture (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 4 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Advanced Seminar «Written Culture in Pre-Petrine Russia: Text and Commentary» (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Advanced Seminar «Written Culture in Pre-Petrine Russia: Text and Commentary» (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Advanced Seminar «Written Culture in Pre-Petrine Russia: Text and Commentary» (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 Rus X-XIV centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old Russian Literacy: Charts, Inscriptions, Books (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Advanced Seminar «Written Culture in Pre-Petrine Russia: Text and Commentary» (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 4 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Advanced Seminar «Written Culture in Pre-Petrine Russia: Text and Commentary» (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Advanced Seminar «Written Culture in Pre-Petrine Russia: Text and Commentary» (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 Rus (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Medieval Rus' between East and West: Text Analysis (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Medieval Writing Culture (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 2 module)Rus
- Old russian literacy: charts, inscriptions, books (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus