Kira Andreevna Ilina
- Academic Director: Doctoral School of History
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Kira Andreevna Ilina has been at HSE University since 2012.
Education and Degrees
Lenin Kazan 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
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2013–2014)
Courses (2024/2025)
- History and Museums (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- History and Museums (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "Cultural Heritage of Universities" (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of Humanities; 1-3 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Fine Art, field of study Design, field of study Design, field of study Management; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Economics, field of study Asian and African Studies; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Chemistry; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Chemistry; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics, field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Management; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Management, field of study Economics; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology field of study Biology, field of study Biology; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Public Administration; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Economics, field of study Design; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Public Administration; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study Media Communications, field of study Philology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Software Engineering, field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Linguistics, field of study Law, field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management field of study Management, field of study Economics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics, field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE) field of study Applied Mathematics, field of study Information Science and Computation Technology, field of study Infocommunication Technologies and Systems, field of study Information Security; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science (HSE Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Software Engineering, field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Philology, field of study Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philosophy, field of study Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, field of study History of Art, field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Philology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Sociology, field of study Psychology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Journalism, field of study Media Communications, field of study Media Communications, field of study Advertising and Public Relations, field of study Advertising and Public Relations; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Law; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science field of study Physics, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Information Science and Computation Technology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod); 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor; 2 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- The Laboratory of the Historian: Professional Convention and Practices (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
- The University Question in the Russian Empire (Optional course (faculty); 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2023/2024)
- History and Museums (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 4 module)Rus
- History and Museums (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
- Reaserch Seminar "(Un)official University Heritage" (Optional course (faculty); 1-3 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Advertising and Public Relations, field of study Advertising and Public Relations, field of study Journalism, field of study Media Communications; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE) field of study Infocommunication Technologies and Systems, field of study Information Security, field of study Information Science and Computation Technology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science (HSE Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Mathematics, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Sociology, field of study Psychology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Physics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philosophy, field of study History of Art, field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, field of study Philology, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, field of study Philology; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Linguistics, field of study Law, field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE) field of study Applied Mathematics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; School of Law; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Geography and Geoinformation Technology; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- The Laboratory of the Historian: Professional Convention and Practices (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- History and Museums (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 4 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "(Un)official University Heritage" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- The Laboratory of the Historian: Professional Convention and Practices (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Research Seminar "Mechanisms of University Memory" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2020/2021)
- Research Seminar "Producing University's Memory" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Conferences
- 2014
Университетские истории: память и нарративы (Казань). Presentation: Историографические «пузыри» и история научной аттестации в постсоветских университетах
Семинар по истории Высшей школы (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Архивы канцелярий попечителей учебных округов: история формирования и специфика (Российская империя, первая половина XIX века)
IV Полетаевские чтения «Академическая экспертиза: как устроена саморегуляция научного сообщества?». Presentation: Мыльные пузыри российской диссертационной системы 1990-2000-х годов
"Дифференциация в динамично меняющихся системах высшего образования: вызовы и возможности", V Международная конференция Российской ассоциации исследователей высшего образования (Москва). Presentation: Рождение «русского профессора»: казус защиты С.П. Шевырева
Университетская корпорация: память, идентичность, практики консолидации (Казань). Presentation: Научная аттестация в университетах Российской империи в первой половине XIX века: между корпоративной солидарностью и политической лояльностью
Университетские истории (Санкт-Петербург). Presentation: Практика присуждения ученых степеней в 1990-2000 (казус школы А.Н. Якушева)
- 2013
IV Международная конференция Российской ассоциации исследователей высшего образования «Университетские традиции: ресурс или бремя?» (Москва). Presentation: Присуждение ученых степеней в России первой половины XIX века: практика документирования испытаний
Andrey Poletayev Memorial Readings
On September 9, 2016, VI Poletayev Memorial Readings entitled "Natual Sciences and Humanities: New Interaction (Dis)Order" were held at the Higher School of Economics. Among the participants were two guest speakers: Karl Hall from Central European University (Budapest) and Kornelius Borck from Lübeck University (Lübeck).
A New Reveiew of IGITI books by Michael Gordin
Michael Gordin, professor of Prinston University, has published a new review of the books Russkie Professora (Russian Professors) by Elena Vishlenkova, Rufia Galiullina, and Kira Ilyina, as well as Soslovie Russkih Professorov (The Community of Russian Professors) by Elena Vishkenkova and Irina Savelieva (eds.) in the scholarly journal Kritika: Exploration in Russian and Eurasian History. We are very grateful to professor Gordin for the detailed analysis of our work.