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Urban Studies
Urban Studies
Researchers at HSE University Identify the Most Walkable Areas in Moscow
The area surrounding Mayakovskaya Metro Station emerged as the most pedestrian-friendly one, while the neighbourhoods around Zhulebino Metro Station turned out to be the least walkable
February 09, 2024
Urban Studies
FAQ
Card File: Travel Diary
Understanding the Study of Transport Behaviour: Methods and Motivations
September 20, 2023
Urban Studies
FAQ
Card Index: City as a Palimpsest
How to read the '(inter)text' of urban places
April 28, 2022
Urban Studies
Long-read
Retreat from COVID-19
De-urbanisation: Muscovites retreat to the countryside, away from the pandemic
April 09, 2021
Urban Studies
Article
Car Sharing Minus the Driver
How Self-Driving Vehicles Will Change Moscow
April 27, 2020
Urban Studies
Article
Build It and They Will Come
How inequality among the regions affects housing construction in Moscow
February 06, 2020
Urban Studies
Personal Cars
What Determines the Number of Cars in the City
April 25, 2019
Urban Studies
Studying Zaryadye Park
What urbanists and cultural scientists think about the 'Park of Present Future' near the Kremlin wall
February 01, 2019
Urban Studies
Post-urban Development
Why contemporary megacities have lost city features
November 27, 2018
All texts
Demography
Article
Elderly People, Crisis, and Robots

HSE researchers peer into the future in an attempt to predict how the impending challenge of global population ageing could reshape the world as we know it

History
Op-ed
How the Telephone Conquered the World. Episode Ten: 'Number, Please?'

How telephone communication contributed to the emancipation of women, but automation eventually took their jobs away

Psychology
Research
Workaholism Helps Young Narcissists Boost New Venture Performance

HSE researchers have identified personality traits that contribute to business venture success

Demography
Article
Elderly People, Crisis, and Robots

HSE researchers peer into the future in an attempt to predict how the impending challenge of global population ageing could reshape the world as we know it

History
Op-ed
How the Telephone Conquered the World. Episode Ten: 'Number, Please?'

How telephone communication contributed to the emancipation of women, but automation eventually took their jobs away

Psychology
Research
Workaholism Helps Young Narcissists Boost New Venture Performance

HSE researchers have identified personality traits that contribute to business venture success

Demography
Article
Elderly People, Crisis, and Robots

HSE researchers peer into the future in an attempt to predict how the impending challenge of global population ageing could reshape the world as we know it

Spotlight
Culture
Long-read
'Canonisation' of Fanfiction

How fan creations are reshaping cultural canons

August 19, 2022
Sociology
Interview
'We construct a portrait of Russian society'

Sociologist Svetlana Mareeva describes 'typical Russians' and discusses some of the opportunities, risks and inequalities in Russian society

August 01
Psychology
Research
People Do Not See Spelling Mistakes as a Sign of Limited Intellect

Poor spelling and punctuation are not a major factor in the perception of intelligence

August 01