- Centre's patron receives Honorary Doctorate for her distinguished academic career and contribution to the promotion of Russian culture
- Dr Irina Prokhorova is the co-founder of the Mikhail Prokhorov Fund, which supports new cultural institutions and initiatives in Russia
Upon graduating from Moscow State 海角社区, Irina Prokhorova worked in television broadcasting, contributed articles to literary magazines, and translated both fiction and literary criticism, while also teaching English at university and completing a PhD on English literary modernism.
In 1992, she founded the New Literary Observer, Russia鈥檚 first independent academic journal and now a leading publication in the field of Russian studies.
She also established a publishing house, which currently brings out over 100 books per year on literary criticism, philosophy, history, and cultural studies as well as contemporary literature.
She is the co-founder of the Mikhail Prokhorov Fund, which supports new cultural institutions and initiatives in Russia and promotes Russian culture in the global intellectual community.
Dr Prokhorova鈥檚 many international awards include the Liberty Prize for contributions to Russian-American culture, the Chevalier de l鈥橭rdre des Arts et des Lettres, the Andrei Bely Literary Prize, and the L茅gion d鈥檋onneur.