The 23rd Annual Meeting of the Valdai Discussion Club was held from September 28 to October 1, 2026 under the theme ‘Responsibility for the Future: Limits of the Possible, or Limitless Possibilities?’ The forum brought together 120 experts from 40 countries, including representatives of China, the United States, India, Brazil, the United Kingdom, Germany, Egypt, Iran, and Japan.
The HSE International Centre of Decision Choice and Analysis studies a wide range of methods for analysing decision-making and possible scenarios for the development of natural, socio-economic, and political phenomena using various mathematical models. The application of advanced mathematical methods to forecasting helps to prevent negative outcomes and avoid erroneous decisions. The HSE News Service spoke to the centre’s director, Prof. Fuad Aleskerov, about its work.
The International N5 Symposium ‘Neural Networks and Nonlinearity in Nizhny Novgorod’ was held at the Nizhny Novgorod House of Scientists from September 23 to 26. The event was organised by HSE University–Nizhny Novgorod and the Nizhny Novgorod House of Scientists, with the participation of Sberbank and the Institute of Physics Belgrade. The symposium was held for the second time: the first conference took place in 2025 and attracted considerable interest from the academic community.
Vinogradov A., Чхаидзе В. Н., Античная древность и средние века 2021 Т. 49 С. 115–134
This paper offers a correct reading of a lead seal excavated at Anakopia which belonged
to Konstantinos, the son of the protoproedros and exousiokrator of all Alania.
Although the palaeography of the seal dates it to the second half of the eleventh century,
the historical context and the title of protoproedros makes the chronology narrow, as
1065–1075. This find ...
Vinogradov A., Чхаидзе В. Н., Каштанов Д. В., Вестник Волгоградского государственного университета. Серия 4: История. Регионоведение. Международные отношения 2020 Т. 25 № 6 С. 150–159
В работе рассматриваются две византийские печати второй половины XI в., владельцем которых являлся переводчик (ерминевт) Туркел. Правильно прочитать имя владельца позволило обращение к найденному в Пермской области серебряному ковшу последней трети XI – XII в., владельцем которого был Феодор Туркел. Наиболее вероятная этимология имени – тюркская. Находка обеих печатей Туркела на территории Древней Руси говорит в ...
Vinogradov A., Чхаидзе В. Н., Античная древность и средние века 2020 Т. 48 С. 254–269
This publication examines the life of Theodore Gabras, one of the highest
Byzantine dignitaries in the 1080–1090s. The early stage of his career is uncovered
by a miniature from a manuscript residing in St. Petersburg which depicts a scene
with ktetores, patrikios, and topoteretes Theodore Gabras and his wife Irene. The
similarity of this miniature and an eleventh-century fresco ...
Vinogradov A., Чхаидзе В. Н., В кн.: Нумизматические чтения Государственного исторического музея 2020 года. Памяти В. А. Дурова.: М.: [б.и.], 2020. С. 56–58.