National Research University - Higher School of Economics (NRU-HSE)

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CURRICULUM VITAE

Prof. Dr. Vladimir KANTOR

National Research University - Higher School of Economics (NRU-HSE)

Professor of the Chair of Philosophy (2003 to present)

Ordinary professor of the Chair of Philosophy (2007 to present)

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Journal Voprosy Filosofii (Problems of Philosophy), Academy of Science of Russia (Head of Department, Member of Editorial Board: 1974 to present)

Maronovskij Pereulok, 26

Moscow, Russia 119991

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Date of birth:

30.03.1945

Marital status:

married, two children

Education:

Institute of Philosophy, Academy of Science of the USSR

Doctor of Science in Philosophy (1988)

PhD in Philosophy (1974)

Institute of the History of Art:

Postgraduate work (1970-73)

Moscow State University, Department of Philology:

B. A./M. A. equivalent (1963-69)

Employment:

Journal Voprosy Filosofii: Head of Department, Member of

Editorial Board (1974 to present)

Teaching experience:

Moscow State Linguistic University

Professor of the Chair of Political Science (1

State University - Higher School of Economics –

Ordinary professor of the Chair of Philosophy (2003 to present)

Professional Organisations:

- Member, Union of Russian Writers (1988 to present)

- Union of Russian Journalists (1981 to present), member

- Russian Academy of Science, Council “History of World Culture”, member

- Board of Directors of the “Social Agreement” Program, Open Society Institute (Soros fund), member (2002)

- Board of Directors of the Center for Information, Science and Education (NGO supported by the US and British funds) (2002 – 2003)

- Visiting Fulbright Scholar (10.2004 – 02.2005)

Scholarship:

Published:

Books:

1. Love to double. Myth and Reality of Russian culture. Essay. – Moscow, Scientific and political book, in 2013. - 654 p. (series "Current Cultural Studies").

2. "The collapse of idols" or The overcome temptations (formation of philosophical space in Russia). - Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2011. – 608 p.

3. Das Westlertum und der Weg Russlands. Zur Entwicklung der russischen Literatur und Philosophie. ibidem-Verlsg. Stuttgart, 2010. – 340 S.

4. “To judge a God's creature”. Dostoevsky's prophetic message. Essays. - Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2010. – 422 p.

5. Saint Petersburg: Russian Empire against the Russian Chaos. To the Problem of the Imperial Consciousness in Russia. - Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2008.

6. Between Arbitrariness and Freedom. To the Problem of the Russian Mentality. - Moscow. ROSSPEN, 2007.

7. Willkür oder Freiheit? Beiträge zur russischen Geschichtsphilosophie. - ibidem-Verlag. Stuttgart. 2006. – 334 S.

8. The Russian Classics, or the Being of Russia. - Moscow. ROSSPEN, 2005.

9. The Russian European as the Phenomenon of Culture: philosophical and historical Analysis. - Moscow. ROSSPEN, 2001.

10. Rusija je evropska zemija. Mukotrpan put ka civilizaciji. Prevela s ruskog Mirjana Grbić. (Biblioteka XX vek). - Beograd. 2001.

11. Phenomenon of the Russian European, Moscow, 1999.

12. “...Is European State”. Russia: The Difficult Path to Civilization. - Moscow. ROSSPEN, 1997.

13. Gewalt und Zivilisation in Rußland, in: Berichte des Bundesinstituts für ostwissenschaftliche und internationale Studien - Köln, 11, 1997.

14. In search of Personality: The Experience of Russian Classics, Moscow, 1994.

15. Chaos gegen Zivilisation im revolutionären und postkommunistischen Rußland, in: Berichte des Bundesinstituts für ostwissenschaftliche und internationale Studien. - Köln.

16. “Among the Civil Storms and Troubles...” (The Struggle of Ideas in Russian Literature from the 1840’s through the 1870’s). - Moscow. Khudozhestvennaja literatura, 1988.

17. Dostoevsky’s “The Brothers Karamazov”. - Moscow. Khudozhestvennaja literatura, 1983.

18. Russian Aesthetics of the Second Half of the Nineteenth Century and the Social Struggle. - Moskow. Iskusstvo, 1978.

Collections:

1. Fedor Stepun. Letters. Drafting, archeographical work, comments, introductory articles to that and all sections in Vladimir Kantor. - M. ROSSPEN, 2013.

2. Peter Berngardovich Struve / O. A Zhukova and by V. K. Kantor (drafting, introduction, the total volume edition). - M.: ROSSPEN 2012. - 327. (Series: Philosophy of Russia in the first half of the twentieth century.).

3. Fedor Avgustovich Stepun / ed. by V. K Kantor (drafting, introduction, the total volume edition). - M.: ROSSPEN 2012. (Series: Philosophy of Russia in the first half of the twentieth century)

4. Alexandr Ivanovich Herzen. Selected pound, preface and commentary by V. K. Kantor. Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2010.

5. Fedor Avgustovich Stepun. Life and creation. Selected pound, preface and commentary by V. K. Kantor. Moscow: ASTREL. 2009.

6. Jurij Mikhailovich Lotman. Compound, preface and commentary by V. K. Kantor. Moscow: ROSSPEN, 2009.

7. SIMON L. FRANK Licht in der Finsternis. Versuch einer christlichen Ethik und Sozialphilosophie. Einleitung und Kommentar von Vladimir Kantor. Verlag Karl Alber. Freiburg/München. 2008. – 308 S.

8. Stepun, F. A. Selected pound, preface and commentary by V. K. Kantor, Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2000.

9. Kavelin, K. D. “Russian Mentality”. Articles on the Philosophy of Russian History and Culture. Compound, preface and commentary by V. K. Kantor, Moscow: PRAVDA, 1989.

10. Herzen, A. I. Aesthetics. Criticism. Problem of Culture. Compound, preface and commentary by V. K. Kantor, Moscow: ISKUSSTVO, 1987.

11. Russian Aesthetics and Criticism of the 1840’s and 1850’s, preface and commentary by V. K.Kantor, Moscow: ISKUSSTVO, 1982.

Articles on Russian Mentality and on Russian Writers and Philosophers (P. Chaadaev, A. Pushkin, F. Dostoevsky, I. Goncharov, M. Katkov, K. Kavelin, A. Herzen, I. Turgenev, N. Chernyshevsky, L. Tolstoj, Vl. Soloviev, F. Stepun, S. Frank, G. Špet and others); list over 700 titles available upon request.

Forthcoming:

Russia and the West: Cultural Interaction

Fiction:

Published Novels and Stories:

1. Eclipse. Novel. Moscow, Summer Garden (Letnij Sad), 2013. - 272

2. Juicy apple. Narrative. Moscow, Summer Garden (Letnij Sad), 2012

3. One Hundred Dollars. A tale // Zvezda. 2011. N 4.

4. Death of Retired Man. A tale, a novel, a short story. Moscow, Summer Garden (Letnij Sad), 2010.

5. Nännie. A short story // Znamja. 2009. N 12.

6. KROKODILL. Romaan. Vene keelest tõlkinud Jüri Ojamaa. Tallinn: Loomingu Raamatukogu, 2009 / 3 -5.

7. Death of Retired Man. A short story // Zvezda, 2008, N10.

8. Neighbors: Arabesque. Moscow: Vremja, 2008

9. The Guide. Almost a fairy tale // Zvezda, 2007.N 6.

10. Krokodyl. Roman. Przekład: Walentyna Mikołajczyk-Trzcińska. - Warszawa: Dialog. 2007.

11. The Fortress. Novel. Moscow. ROSSPEN, 2004.

12. The Notes from the Half-Dead House, narratives & short stories. Moscow, 2003.

13. Christmas story or the Notes from the Half-Dead House, “October”, 2002, № 9.

14. The Crocodile, Novel. Moscow, 2002.

15. My two homes and environment, Moscow, 2000.

16. Neighbours // ”Oktyabr’”, 1998, N 10.

17. Chur. Fairy-Tale. Moscow, 1998

18. The Fortress, Novel // ”Oktyabr’”, 1996, NN 6, 7.

19. The train “Köln-Moskau” // ”Voprosy filosofii”, 1995, N 7.

20. The Conqueror of the Rats. Fairy-Tale, Moscow, 1991.

21. The Crocodile, Novel // Neva, 1990, N 4.

22. My two homes (two stories). Moscow, Sovetskij pisatel, 1985.

Published Story Collections:

Historical Reference, Moscow, 1990.

Awards and Prizes

1. Exhibitioner of Heinrich Böll Fund (1992, Germany)

2. Booker Prize Nomination for the novel “The Conqueror of the Rats”. (Fairy-Tale), 1992, Moscow

3. Prize of “Literary Thought” Fund (1997, Мoscow)

4. Open Society Institute (Soros Fund) Prize at the Second Scholarly Competition (1998, Russia)

5. Booker Prize Nomination for the novel “Fortress’ (1997).

6. Journal “October” Prize “The Best Publication of the Year” (2001).

7. Laureat of the 6th Festival of Peoples of Russia (2001). Literature nomination, League of Masters, Guild of Professionals for the book “ My two homes and environment ”

8. Journal “Vestnik Evropy” (Herald of Europe). Prize for the narrative “Meaning of Life” (2002)

9. Nomination to Prize «Ivan Petrovich Belkin (story of the year)» for the story Christmas story or the Notes from the Half-Dead House, “October”, 2002, №

10. Booker Prize Nomination for the novel «The Crocodile» (2003)

11. Scholar of Fulbright Fund ().

12. Included in the List of the 25 Great Thinkers of the Modern World (Le nouvel Observateur hors-série – décembre 2004/janvier 20grands penseurs du monde entier. Vladimir Kantor. Le pourfendeur de la barbarie. P. 34-37).

13. Included in the book "Constellation of Names": "in this book the names of outstanding Jewish people of literature and art of the 20 and 21 century in Russia are collected". There are 76 names and portraits. Among the literary men there are S. Marshak, O. Mandelstam, I. Erenburg, B. Pasternak, M. Svetlov, I. Ilf, A. Galich, I. Brodsky, V. Kantor, etc. Moscow, Maxim Svetlanov's Publishing House, 2008. 

14. Included in the long-list of the Jurij Kazakov Prize (2008) for short-story “Death of Retired Man” (2008).

15. Included in the short-list of the Bunin-Prize (2009) for short-story “Death of Retired Man”.

16. Prize-winner of «The golden Vyshka – 2009». 'Achievement in science' nomination (by State University — Higher School of Economics).

17. Included in the long-list of the “Jasnaja poljana” Prize (2010) for the book “Death of Retired Man” (2010).

18. Included in the long-list of the “Social Thought” Prize (2010) for the book “To judge a God's creature”. Dostoevsky's prophetic message. Essays. - Moscow, ROSSPEN, 2010.

19. The best teacher of the HSE - 2011

20. Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (November 2012).

21. Award of periodical «Questions of literature» for a series of publications on the history of Russian thought XIX-XX centuries (December 2012).

22. Winner (Laureat) of the First International Literary Tiutchev’s contest in the nomination for the best philosophical essay (September 2013).

23. Gratitude Higher School of Economics (September 2013).

24. Longlist Alexander Piatigorsky Prize for the best philosophical Writing (November 2013).

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Research Interests:

Problems of Russian Mentality, Culture, Literature and Philosophy in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Century.

Languages:

Russian (native), German (acceptable), English (acceptable)