Ilya Smirnov
April 4, 1948 — February 9, 2026
Education and Degrees
1978
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)1971
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.
Scholarly Awards
2007 – Honor Diploma of the Government of China and the Union of Writers of China
2008 – Certificate of Honor of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation
2015 – A.L. Shanyavsky award (RSUH) “For outstanding contribution to the development of fundamental studies in humanities”
2015 – Laureate of the Prize of the Government of China and the Embassy of China in Russia “Study and Translation of Classical Chinese Poetry” for the monograph “Chinese Poetry in Studies, Notes, Translations, Interpretations”