Registration Continues for the All-Russian Forum with International Participation "The Time of L.S. Vygotsky: From Fundamental Theory to Contemporary Practice"

August 6, 2026

On November 17–20, 2026, the All-Russian Interuniversity Scientific-Practical Forum with International Participation "The Time of L.S. Vygotsky: From Fundamental Theory to Contemporary Practice" will be held, dedicated to the 130th anniversary of the outstanding scientist, thinker, psychologist, and educator, the founder of the cultural-historical scientific school – Lev Semyonovich Vygotsky.

The event aims to foster a broad discussion of the contribution of L.S. Vygotsky's ideas to Russian and world pedagogical and psychological science, including an analysis of contemporary trends in the development of the cultural-historical scientific school and the possibilities of applying its fundamental principles to address current challenges in the social sphere and education.

Forum Directions:

Theoretical and methodological foundations and methods of the cultural-historical scientific school
L.S. Vygotsky and educational psychology today
Cultural-historical psychology and contemporary childhood
Education and development of children with special educational needs
The problem of mental health from the perspective of cultural-historical psychology
Psychology of art and creativity
Development of higher mental functions in the digital age
Personnel training using the methods of the cultural-historical scientific school
Practices based on the ideas of the cultural-historical scientific school
Interdisciplinary research within the cultural-historical paradigm

Forum Formats:

Plenary presentations
Participant presentations and talks
Open discussions
Round tables
Master classes

Format: Mixed (in-person and remote participation, online broadcasts).

Possible Forms of Participation:

Speaker with publication of theses in the forum proceedings
Listener with publication of theses in the forum proceedings
Listener without publication

To participate in the forum, you must complete preliminary registration. When registering, please indicate the forum direction in which you plan to participate.

The forum program and Thesis Submission Requirements are available in the Information Letter.

Organizing Committee Contacts: vremyavygotskogo@yandex.ru

Scientific Secretary: Andrey Vladimirovich Konokotin

Forum Organizers:

Russian Academy of Education
Moscow Pedagogical State University
Moscow State University of Psychology and Education
Russian State University for the Humanities

The forum is held with the support of the Russian Ministry of Education and the Russian Ministry of Science and Higher Education.