moscow school for the social and economic sciences
The Moscow School of Social and Economic Sciences (Shaninka) is a non-state
university founded in 1995 by Teodor Shanin, a renowned sociologist, peasant
studies researcher, historian, and professor at the University of Manchester.
The School’s strategic goals are to combine the best practices in Russian and
international higher education, to bring the academic approach back to the
higher education system, to support and develop social sciences and humanities
as well as the fundamental education, and to provide maximum access to
educational programmes for the residents of Russia and the post-Soviet states.
