Andrey A. Iserov
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Andrey A. Iserov has been at HSE University since 2012.
Education and Degrees
Lomonosov Moscow State University
Lomonosov Moscow State University
According to the International Standard Classification of Education (ISCED) 2011, Candidate of Sciences belongs to ISCED level 8 - "doctoral or equivalent", together with PhD, DPhil, D.Lit, D.Sc, LL.D, Doctorate or similar. Candidate of Sciences allows its holders to reach the level of the Associate Professor.
Awards and Accomplishments
Best Teacher — 2021–2023, 2013–2015
Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "Future Professoriate" (2014–2015)
Courses (2023/2024)
- Academic Reading 1 (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 5 year, 2 module)Eng
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old World and New World in XIX-XX Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Pax Americana and the Twentieth Century (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Pax Americana and the Twentieth Century (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old World and New World in XIX-XX Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Old World and New World in XIX-XX Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Pax Americana and the Twentieth Century (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political and Economic History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old World and New World in XIX-XX Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Old World and New World in XIX-XX Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management; 3 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Pax Americana and the Twentieth Century (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political and Economic History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
- History of International Relations (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 2 year, 1, 2, 4 module)Eng
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 4 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- History of North and South America (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Old World and New World in XIX-XX Centuries (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Pax Americana and the Twentieth Century (Master’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political and Economic History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Public Policy and Social Sciences, field of study International Relations; 1 year, 1 module)Eng
Employment history
2006–2012: Area Studies Department, Faculty of Foreign Languages and Area Studies
From 2008: North American Studies Centre, Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences
HSE University and Top Chinese Universities: Partnership Based on Mutual Respect and Trust
In mid-April 2024 representatives of several leading universities in China visited HSE University in Moscow. A delegation from Dalian University of Foreign Languages (DUFL), led by Rector Liu Hong, came to sign a cooperation and exchange agreement, while representatives of Xi'an Jiaotong-Liverpool University (XJTLU), led by Board Member and Vice President Chao Qiuling, discussed expanding potential areas of interaction within the existing cooperation and exchange agreement.
‘The Goal of the Contest Is to Select Bold Ideas Aimed at Fostering a More Equitable Global Development’
HSE Vice Rector, Head of the BRICS Expert Council–Russia and Co-chair of the BRICS Civil Forum Victoria Panova, and Dean of the HSE Faculty of Humanities and Chair of the Contest Jury Felix Azhimov, announced the primary objectives of the contest, its format and potential participants during a press conference at TASS. Nationals from the BRICS countries, aged 18 to 45, are eligible to apply for participation in the contest. The jury will select ten winners, three of whom will be given the opportunity to attend the BRICS Civil Forum in Moscow in person.
European Values: From the Discovery of America to the First World War
The English-language course ‘Europe and the World, ca. 1500 to 1914’ has launched on Coursera. Its author, Andrey Iserov, Deputy Dean for International Affairs at the HSE Faculty of Humanities, examines a historical span of four centuries during which European states reached the peak of their economic, military, and political power. Students of the course will learn how the independence of Hispanic America by the mid-1820s influenced China, what caused the religious schism in Western Christianity in the 16th century, and how European colonial policy developed.
Russian-Polish School of Young Historians
An international school of young historians, ‘Russian – Polish Entangled History: Scientific Reconstruction and Reflection in the Collective Memory’, took place in April at the School of History (HSE Moscow). Undergraduate and master’s students from HSE and the University of Warsaw took place in the event. Alexander Kamensky, Andrey Iserov, Dariusz Klechowski, Director of the Polish Cultural Centre in Moscow, and Leonid Gorizontov, who lead the organization of the Russian-Polish meeting.
‘As long as we think about the Middle Ages as a dark time, we will remain dark ourselves’
Every era builds its own version of the Middle Ages, and the modern age is no exception. Oleg Voskoboynikov, the youngest full professor at the Higher School of Economics, talks about the reason for the popularity of metaphors that refer to that era, why the ‘Suffering Middle Ages’ group on VKontakte [Russia’s largest social media site — Ed.] is not the same thing as medieval studies and how the desire to be different from everyone else can lead a student to study the Middle Ages.