Alma Mater informs about the visit to TSU of one of the internationally well-known social anthropologists, Cambridge University lecturer Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov. Invited to Tomsk under the mega grant won by TSU historians, he gave an open lecture course developed specifically for TSU – ‘Social Anthropology: Introduction’.

The ‘Separate Opinion’ radio programme themed ‘The anthropology of gifts: from New Year gifts for friends to political gifts for leaders’ hosted Nikolai Ssorin-Chaikov, anthropologist and Cambridge University lecturer.

Alma Mater published an article dedicated to the methodological seminar ‘Identities of cities and within cities: theory and practice of contemporary social and anthropological research’ and to lectures held at TSU by Elena G. Trubina (Dr.Sc. (Philosophy)), Professor of Department of Social Philosophy at Ural Federal University.

Professor of Ural Federal University Elena Trubina gave lectures themed ‘Urban theory’ at Tomsk State University. TSU TV correspondents talked with the leading Russian anthropologist and urbanist about cities of the East and West.

The Echo of Moscow – Tomsk ‘Separate Opinion’ programme invited Professor of Ural Federal University Elena G. Trubina, who specializes in urban anthropology, to discuss what the main problems of contemporary urban development are and how to solve them, what one should expect from cities in the future and a lot more.