Коган Леонид Ефимович

Education and Degrees

2020

Doctor of Sciences*
HSE University

2001

Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)

1996

Degree
St Petersburg 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.

* Doctor of Sciences
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.

Professional Interests

Semitic Languages Arabic Studies Hebrew Bible/Old Testament Akkadian Soqotra

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2023
Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2024, 2023, 2022

Supervisor of the following Doctoral theses

for a Candidate of Sciences degree

1
E. Markina Gasur in the Sargonic Period (2334–2154 BCE), 2023

Courses (2024/2025)

Akkadian language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Amarna Letters (Mentor's Seminar) (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Arabic Language (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Research Seminar "The Language of Quran" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 4 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Research Seminar "The Language of Quran" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 1-4 module)Eng
Past Courses

Timetable for today

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Dissertation for a degree of Doctor of Science

2020
L. Kogan Генеалогическая классификация семитских языков в свете лексических изоглосс

26

Feb

2024

HSE Creates Centre for South Arabian Studies

The new centre will operate as part of the Institute of Oriental and Classical Studies (IOCS) at the HSE Faculty of Humanities, and its flagship project will focus on the study of the language and oral folklore of Socotra Island. The centre is a trilateral international partnership between HSE University, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences, and a consortium of leading universities in the UAE. Read on to find out about what South Arabian studies involves and what research HSE scholars do in this field.

9

Dec

2021

First Book in Soqotri Published in Conjunction with HSE IOCS

November 25, 2021 marked the publishing of a corpus of Soqotri folklore texts. Translated into Classical Arabic, the texts are accompanied by a brief introduction explaining the basic principles of the Soqotri writing system, which is based on the Arabic orthography. The authors of the book are Soqotri native speakers Ahmed Isa al-Daarhi, Isa Gumaan al-Daarhi, and Maysoon Mohammed Aldarhi. It was published by Maria Bulakh and Leonid Kogan under the editorship of Prof. Vitaly Naumkin, Corresponding Member of the Russian Academy of Sciences. The publication was supported by the UAE Embassy in Moscow.

Leonid Kogan