EDUCATION (excerpt)
2021-22
Curriculum Vitae
Andrei Gorin
Phone: +46 72 022 32 98
E-mail: ag.thinker@gmail.com
One-Year Jewish Studies Program, Paideia – The European Institute for Jewish Studies in Sweden
2013-16 Graduate School, Faculty of History, St Petersburg State University
2011-13
Master of Arts in Russian History, Faculty of History, St Petersburg State University
2010 Ph.D. in Philosophy, St Petersburg State University
2009 School of Political Sciences for Graduate Students “Challenges of Democracy in Post-Communist Europe: National Identity”, Mykolas Romeris University, Vilnius, Lithuania
2003-08 Specialist of Philosophy (cum laude), Faculty of Philosophy and Political Science, St Petersburg State University
1999-2000 Faculty of Philosophy, Russian State University of Humanities, Moscow
WORK EXPERIENCE (excerpt)
2022- Radio presenter and producer of Radio Echo Stockholm, manager and curator of the Radio Echo Helsinki project
2018-2019
2014-2020
2013-2015
2011-2015
General Curriculum Instructor, College of Music Pedagogy, St Petersburg
Associated Professor, Department of Semitic and Hebraic Studies, Oriental Faculty, St Petersburg State University
Courses taught: Philosophy of Judaism; History of the Jewish People
Adjunct Instructor (Docent), Department of International Relations, St Petersburg Polytechnic University
Adjunct Instructor (Docent), Faculty of Philology, Petersburg Institute for Jewish Studies
2009-2011 Assistant Instructor, Department of Philosophy and History of Culture, St Petersburg State University of Low-temperature and Food Technology
2007-2009 Assistant, Department of Philosophical Anthropology, St Petersburg State University
INVOLVEMENT
Courses Taught
History of Philosophy; Ethics; European Metaphysics; Philosophy of Judaism; History of the Jewish People; Contemporary Judaism; Political Philosophy Honors
2009: Diploma, St Tatyana Student Day Competition, Association of Universities of St Petersburg
2008: Diploma, Section “Problems of Classical Philosophy,” International Conference “Faculty of Philosophy Scholarship Days,” National University of Kyiv, Ukraine
2008: University Honor List, St Petersburg State University
2008: Diploma, Promising Scholarship Competition, Institute of Philosophy, Russian Academy of Sciences
Grants
2008-10 (member of the research team): “Coincidentia Oppositorum: From Nicholas of Cusa to Nikolay Berdyaev”, Grant of the Russian Ministry of Education
2013-15 (member of the research team): “Philosophy and Theology in the Context of the Crisis of Metaphysics,” Grant of the Russian State Foundation for Humanities
NGOs
Petersburg Jewish Religious Community of Progressive (Reformist) Judaism
Petersburg Institute for Jewish Studies
Petersburg Solidarity Group
MISCELLANEOUS
Academic Interests
Jewish History and Philosophy; Classic and Contemporary European Philosophy; Medieval History and Philosophy; Memory Studies; Religion in Society and Politics
Languages Russian - native English - fluent
German - Goethe-Zertifikat B1, GI-Teilnahmebestätigung B2
Swedish, Finnish, Lithuanian - basic
Biblical Hebrew, Koine Greek, Latin, Old Slavonic - basic
Academic Publications (in Russian):
“Transformation of the cultural milieu and mass communication in Lithuania during the initial stage of the Soviet rule, 1940-41. St Petersburg Historical Journal 4 (20) 2018.
“Structural transformation of education and science in Lithuania during the initial stage of the Soviet rule.” Ekaterinburg University Herald 1 (33) 2016.
“Sovietization of Lithuania: a historiographical essay.” In: The Way of Russia and the Fate of a Historian: Collected Essays. St Petersburg, 2015.
“The Jewish aspect during the initial stage of the Soviet rule in Lithuania and the effects thereof.” In: Jews in Europe and Near East: Papers of the Annual Academic Conference. Petersburg Institute of Judaica, 2014.
“Contemporary philosophical programs and their Kantian background.” In: Proceedings of the Academic Conference “11th Kant Readings.” Kaliningrad, 2014.
“Theological programs: ethical perspectives.” Proceedings of the International Symposium “Strategies of Contemporary Philosophy.” Kiev, 2009.
“The paradigm of the ontological argument in modernity: Descartes and Kant.” Petrozavodsk University Herald 4 (2009).
“The ontological argument in Kant and Karl Barth.” Proceedings of the Academic Conference “10th Kant Readings.” Kaliningrad, 2009.
“Manifestations of Platonism in theology: the ontological argument.” Herald of Leningrad State University (Philosophy) 4 (2009).
“Trans-temporality of the ontological argument: theology and hermeneutics.” Herald of St Petersburg State University (Philosophy) 4 (2009).
“The ontological argument as a possibility for theological communication.” Herald of St Petersburg State University (Philosophy) 3 (2009).
“Anselm’s argument: ancient precedents and structure.” Proceedings for the Academic Conference “Days of St Petersburg Philosophy, 2008.” St Petersburg, 2009.
“Metamorphoses of the ontological argument in European philosophy.” Proceedings of the International Conference “Faculty of Philosophy Scholarship Days.” Kyiv, Ukraine, 2008.
Online Publications and Interviews
“To cut the eagle for Hanukkah.” http://old.jeps.ru/modules.php?r=y&name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=630
“Kant’s critique of the ontological argument.” http://www.krotov.info/lib_sec/04_g/gor/in_02.htm
“The paradigmatic influence of the ancient Greek philosophy on early Christianity.” http://www.krotov.info/lib_sec/04_g/gor/in_03.htm
“Rusija — nejvykusios modernizacijos salis” www.bernardinai.lt/straipsnis/2012-10-28-andrei-gorin-rusiianeivykusios-modernizacijos-salis/89014 (Lithuanian)
Translations
“Ockham on fomes peccati as real quality”. Verbum 11, 2009.
Political Activism
2017 - Member, Free Russia Forum (Garry Kasparov); Participant of the Transit toward Democracy Workgroup
2016 - Member, Petersburg Solidarity Group
2014 Runner for municipal elections, Posadsky Municipal District, St Petersburg
2013 Co-founder, St Petersburg Branch, 5th of December Party (unregistered)
2009 Runner for municipal elections, Chernaya Rechka Municipal District, St Petersburg
2009 - Member, Solidarity Social Movement
2006 - Member, United Civic Front (Garry Kasparov)
2002 - 2012 Street activist
2000 - 2008
Participant of the elections supervision committees for political parties Yabloko and the Union of the Right Forces