Milana Iliushina
- Department Head, Professor: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Institute of Asian and African Studies / Department of Middle Eastern and African Studies
- Milana Iliushina has been at HSE University since 2014.
Education and Degrees
St Petersburg 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.
Continuing education / Professional retraining / Internships / Study abroad experience
Professional development at universities of Helsinki, Hamburg, Berlin
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2015
Courses (2024/2025)
- Arabic Language: Advanced Course (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Arabic Language: Elementary Course (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Oriental Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Linguistic and Cultural Seminar "Middle Eastern Studies" (Master’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- Arabic Language: Advanced Course (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Arabic Language: Elementary Course (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 5 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Arabic Language: Advanced Course (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Arabic Language: Elementary Course (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of the Region of Specialization (Middle East) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Arabic Language: Advanced Course (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- History of the Region of Specialization (Middle East) (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Oriental Intellectual Systems (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Arabic Language: Advanced Course (Linguistic Aspect) (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 4 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of the Middle East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 4 module)Rus
- Introduction to Oriental Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Religious and Philosophical Traditions of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2024
38) XLVI ежегодная сессия петербургских арабистов «300 лет российской науке: арабисты и их призвание» (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Хан Йунис в мамлюкскую эпоху
- 2023
Международная конференция, посвященная 100-летию со дня рождения профессора Анны Аркадьевны ДОЛИНИНОЙ (1923–2017) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Ибн Куркмас (ум. в 1477 г.): арабский поэт, сын мамлюка
XXXII Международный конгресс по источниковедению и историографии стран Азии и Африки "Россия и Восток. К 300-летию СПбГУ" (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Трактат Джалал ад-Дина ас-Суйути о соблюдении условий вакфа
- 2020
X Международная проблемно-методологическая конференция «Письменные памятники Востока: проблемы перевода и интерпретации» (Москва). Presentation: Ал-К̣авл ал-Мустаз̣раф <…> Ибн ал-Джиʿана (1443–1497) как источник по истории мамлюкского султаната Бурджи
- 2019
XLI ЕЖЕГОДНАЯ СЕССИЯ ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИХ АРАБИСТОВ (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Мухибб ад-Дин Ибн аш-Шихна (XV в.): судья, чиновник и литератор
- 2018
XL ЕЖЕГОДНАЯ СЕССИЯ ПЕТЕРБУРГСКИХ АРАБИСТОВ (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Переписчики рукописей Азиатского музея в мамлюкских биографических словарях
- 2017
XXXIX ежегодная сессия петербургских арабистов (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: В поисках затерянных имен: Эзбекие
Fourth Conference of the School of Mamluk Studies (Бейрут). Presentation: How Long before Obtaining the Throne? The Factor of Time in Mamluks’ Careers under the Circassian Sultanate
XXIX Международный конгресс по источниковедению и историографии стран Азии и Африки (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Эмир атāбак в мамлюкской политической иерархии
The fifth conference of the Society for the Medieval Mediterranean “Communities, Imaginations and Emotions in the Medieval Mediterranean” (Гент). Presentation: The Anger of Mamluks: Individual and Community Levels
- 2016
THIRD CONFERENCE OF THE SCHOOL OF MAMLŪK STUDIES (Чикаго). Presentation: Concubines, Daughters and Wives: Family Ties inside the ‘Dynasty’ of Circassian Sultans
Employment history
St.-Petersburg State University, the Faculty of Asian and African Studies, the Department of Middle East History
Educational Space of the Future: Dialogue between Russia and Uzbekistan
On June 24–25, 2024, the Far Eastern Federal University (FEFU) in Vladivostok hosted the fourth Russian-Uzbek Educational Forum titled ‘Educational space of the future: new competencies, innovations, technologies.’ The participants of the forum discussed issues of workforce training, the use of advanced technologies in education and medicine, digitalisation of the educational process, and educational management. The event brought together leaders from Russian and Uzbek universities, officials from relevant government departments, and representatives from scientific and educational institutions, including HSE University.
Malaysian Literature, Phenomenon of Hikikomori and 'Ddakji' Game: Highlights of the Third Conference on Asian and African Studies
On March 17-18, HSE University-St Petersburg hosted the third scientific conference of students and PhD students 'Current Research Problems in Asian and African Countries'. The conference welcomed 96 research fellows and students from more than 20 universities in Russia and other countries. Find out how the conference went and what impressions of it the participants have in the article.
What Do Future Professionals in Asian and African Studies Do?
Milana Iliushina, the programme's Academic Supervisor, answers main questions about studying and tells what study track one should choose.
Scientific seminar “History of Asian and African Civilizations: Concepts and Critique”
On the 15th of April 2015 the Centre of Asian and African Studies in-collaboration with the Department of Asian and African Studies at the Higher School of Economics – St. Petersburg hosted the scientific seminar “History of Asian and African Civilizations: Concepts and Critique”.