Nikita Aleksandrovich Vul
- Associate Professor: HSE Campus in St. Petersburg / Institute of Asian and African Studies / Department for Chinese, South and Southeast Asian Studies
- Nikita Aleksandrovich Vul has been at HSE University since 2016.
Education and Degrees
St Petersburg State University
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.
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2018–2022, 2015
Courses (2024/2025)
- Geography of Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- History of Asian and African Civilizations (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 4 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)
- 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 Asian and African Civilizations (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 4 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)
- 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 Asian and African Civilizations (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (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
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- History of Asian and African Civilizations (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (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
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Institute of Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Chinese Language: Basic Course (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of Asian and African Civilizations (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- History of East and Southeast Asia (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
- Social Anthropology of the East (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2016
21st Biennial Conference of the European Association for Chinese Studies (EACS-2016) (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Sino-Soviet Clash over the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1925-1926: Political and Ethnical Roots of the Conflict
- 2011
Association of Asian Studies (AAS) Annual Conference (Honolulu). Presentation: “The history of one adventure and its consequences: Sino-Soviet conflict over the Chinese Eastern Railway (CER), 1925-26”
Graduate History Workshop at History Department of Peking University (Пекин). Presentation: “Paying the Price for Ignorance: the Sino-Soviet Conflict over the Chinese Eastern Railway, 1925-26, and the Failure of Soviet Policy in Northeast China.”
- 2010
Graduate History Workshop at History Department of Peking University (Пекин). Presentation: On the Origins of Chinese Warlordism
- 2004
International Sinology Symposium organized by Sinology Society “Yuan,” (Подсреда). Presentation: To save the face: the story of Dalai Lama XIII’s confirmation as the true reincarnation by Chinese
Employment history
Lecturer, Department of Asian and African Studies, Higher School of Economics (St.Petersburg), 2015-until present
Lecturer, Faculty of Oriental and African Studies, St. Petersburg SU, 2011-2015
Postdoctoral Fellow, History Department of Peking University, 2009–2011
Teaching Fellow, Faculty of Oriental and African Studies, St. Petersburg SU, 2005, 2008–9
Translator, Amphora Publishing House, 2005–9
Teaching Fellow, Institute of Orient, St. Petersburg, 2005
Dean’s Assistant, Faculty of Oriental and African Studies, St. Petersburg SU, 2002–5
Translator in the Center of Social Studies, Institute of the History of Natural Sciences and Technique, the Russian Academy of Sciences, St. Petersburg 1998–2000
Laboratory Assistant, Language Laboratory, Faculty of Oriental and African Studies, St. Petersburg SU, 1995–96
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.