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Simon Franklin’s research concerned the history and culture of early Rus and Russia during the Early Modern period, with a focus on the cultural significances of the written word across a broad spectrum of genres, forms, and technologies, including handwritten texts, printed materials, graffiti, inscribed objects, and ephemera. He has developed a holistic approach to the study of the ‘graphosphere’, examining the spaces of visible words. In addition to his teaching and research, he has served in numerous roles at the university and college, including Head of the School of Arts and Humanities, Senior Tutor at Clare College, and Trustee of the European University in St. Petersburg and the Pushkin House Trust in London. In 2007, he was awarded the Lomonosov Gold Medal by the Russian Academy of Sciences and became a Fellow of the British Academy.
University of Cambridge • Cambridge, England, United Kingdom
Conducting research in Slavonic Studies and serving in administrative roles at Clare College.
Standard postgraduate requirements for Department of Politics and International Studies (POLIS) and related humanities departments.