The chair of theory and history of psychology
The Vygotsky Institute of Psychology
The Russian State University for the Humanities
6 Miousskaya square, Moscow, 125267, Russia
7 095 250-61-47 (office)
7 095 455-88-24 (fax)
monada@netvox.ru
Titles: Assistant professor
Date: May 22, 1950
Place of birth: Tbilisi, USSR
1967-1970 Physical department of Moscow state university
1970-1972 School of economics of Moscow state university
1977-1988 Psychological department of Moscow state university
1988 Diploma in psychology Lomonosov Moscow State University, Department of Psychology
December, 2004 Ph.D. in psychology. The Vygotsky Institute of Psychology, The Russian State University for the Humanities
2004 Assistant professor, The Chair of theory and history of psychology, The Vygotsky Institute of Psychology (led by Elena Kravtsova - Vygotsky’s granddaughter), The Russian State University for the Humanities
2002 lecturer, Chair of Philosophy, Russian state medical university
2002-2004 Member of International faculty of cultural-historical psychology in Moscow city psychological and teachers training university
1988-1989 lecturer, Chair of Philosophy, Moscow agricultural university.
1980-1982 fellow of Department of Theoretical problems of psychological theory of activity (led by Felix Mikhailov) in Moscow institute of general and pedagogical psychology (led by Vasiliy Davidov)
1980-1988 theoretical investigations in cooperation and under leadership of Vasiliy Davidov and Alexey Novokhatko
1976-1979 organizer and fellow of Ilyenkov’s theoretical seminar in psychological department of Moscow state university
Problems of culture-historical (dialectical) psychology or psychology of activity.
Thoretical biology.
The problems of methodology and epistemology.
Problems of origin of life, psyche and human conscience.
Zoopsychology and ethology.
Problem of ideality and its role in human development.
The problem of identity of intelligence and affectivity.
The problems of distribution of human talents and of developmental education.
Coordinator of “Dialectical psychology” section of ISCAR (2005-present)
Member of an organizing committee of the International Vygotsky society (2004-present).
Secretary of Program and Organizational committee of annual conference “Vygotsky’s readings” (2004-present)
International Society for Cultural and Activity Research (ISCAR). Member (2002-present)
Published Works
Surmava A. (2003) To the theoretical understanding of life and psyche. In Voprosy philosofii. #4, 2003. Moscow .
Surmava A. (2004) Psychological sense of historical crisis. In Voprosy psychologii. #3, 2004. Moscow .
Surmava A. (2003) The theses (The principles of reflective theory of activity).
Surmava A. (2005) One and a half kilogrammes of brains or an alive thinking body. Accepted by Voprosy psychologii. Moscow.
Surmava A. (2005) Life, psyche, consciousness. Accepted by Journal of Russian and East European Psychology (In English)
Unpublished Material
Surmava A. (1988-2002) “The principles of reflective theory of activity.” Monograph, manuscript.
Surmava A. 2003-2004 “Tool and ideality in child’s development.” Manuscript.
Surmava A. 1981 “To the historical basis of psycho-physical problem.” Article in English, manuscript.