Olga Puzanova
- Professor:Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs / School of International Affairs
- Senior Research Fellow, Deputy Head:Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs / International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism
- Olga Puzanova has been at HSE University since 2014.
Responsibilities
Preparation and delivery of courses at various programmes within the faculty
Management of projects and events related to issues in Japan and other East Asian countries
Education and Degrees
- 2021
PhD
University of Oxford - 2014
MPhil in Modern Japanese Studies
University of Oxford, School of Interdisciplinary Area Studies - 2014
Master's
University of Oxford - 2011
Bachelor's
Moscow State Institute of International Relations (University)
Awards and Accomplishments
- Best Teacher – 2020
Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2022

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2019-2020)
Visiting scholar, Prefectural University of Shizuoka, Faculty of International Relations, Wider Europe Research Center (WERC)
Courses (2023/2024)
Japan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Political Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2022/2023)
Japan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Political Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Modern History of East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2021/2022)
Japan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Political Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Modern History of East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Regional Studies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "41.03.06. Публичная политика и социальные науки", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
Courses (2020/2021)
Japan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Political Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Modern History of East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
- Modern History of East Asia (Optional course (faculty); Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; 3 module)Eng
Courses (2019/2020)
Japan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Political Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Modern History of East Asia (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "41.03.01. Зарубежное регионоведение", field of study "41.03.01. Зарубежное регионоведение", field of study "41.03.01. Зарубежное регионоведение"; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Eng
Courses (2018/2019)
Japan and Southeast Asia: Economic and Political Development (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs; field of study "38.03.01. Экономика", field of study "41.03.05. Международные отношения"; 3 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Publications43
- Article Лукин А. В., Пузанова О. В. Создавал ли Л. Н. Толстой «анархистскую современность» в Японии? Обсуждение книги: Konishi, S. (2013) Anarchist Modernity: Cooperatism and Japanese-Russian Intellectual Relations in Modern Japan. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. — 426 pp. // Государство, религия, церковь в России и за рубежом. 2023. № 2. С. 292-322. doi
- Article Лукин А. В., Пузанова О. В. Подход Святителя Николая Японского к проблемам отношений Церкви и государства и определению статуса Японской Православной Церкви // Вестник Православного Свято-Тихоновского гуманитарного университета. Серия 1: Богословие. Философия. Религиоведение. 2022. № 99. С. 11-29. doi
- Book Лукин А. В., Пузанова О. В. «И в Японии жатва многа…». Эволюция мировоззрения святителя Николая Японского и межцивилизационное взаимодействие России, Японии и Запада. М. : Весь мир, 2021.
- Chapter Пузанова О. В. Российско-китайское пограничное урегулирование как модель для разрешения территориальных споров в Евразии (на примере ситуации вокруг Южных Курил) // В кн.: Архитектура безопасности в Большой Евразии: состояние, перспективы и возможности для России / Под общ. ред.: Г. И. Кутырев, М. В. Братерский, Д. П. Новиков. Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ, 2021. doi С. 311-329.
- Article Puzanova O. Contemplating a Russia-Japan Rapprochement // Survival. 2020. Vol. 62. No. 1. P. 149-156. doi
- Article Puzanova O. It's Time to Solve the Kuril Islands Dispute // National Interest. 2020. Vol. July 5. 2020
- Article Paramonov O., Puzanova O. Russia’s Policy toward Japan and Regional Security in the Asia‐Pacific // Asian Politics and Policy. 2019. Vol. 10. No. 4. P. 677-692. doi
- Book Лукин А. В., Новиков Д. П., Кутырев Г. И., Караганов С. А., Братерский М. В., Пузанова О. В., Бордачев Т. В., Суслов Д. В., Канаев Е. А., Рыжков В. А., Ковалев И. Г., Бодиштяну Н. В., Суздальцев А. И. Новые международные отношения в Большой Евразии. Российская стратегия в меняющейся геополитической динамике / Науч. ред.: А. В. Лукин, Д. П. Новиков. М. : Весь мир, 2019.
- Chapter Пузанова О. В., Парамонов О. Г. Японский подход к Евразии // В кн.: Новые международные отношения в Большой Евразии. Российская стратегия в меняющейся геополитической динамике / Науч. ред.: А. В. Лукин, Д. П. Новиков. М. : Весь мир, 2019.
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff o. t. Country Report: Russia (January 2018) // The Asan Forum. 2018. Vol. 6. No. 1
- Article Paramonov O., Puzanova O. Japan's Eurasian diplomacy: Successes and failures (1997-2017) // Journal of Eurasian Studies. 2018. Vol. 9. No. 2. P. 134-142. doi
- Article Парамонов О. Г., Пузанова О. В. Евразийская дипломатия Токио: успехи и неудачи (1997-2017 гг.) // Сравнительная политика. 2018. Т. 9. № 3. С. 42-60. doi
- Article Парамонов О. Г., Пузанова О. В. Россия и Япония: новая повестка дня // Международная жизнь. 2018. № 10. С. 82-104.
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (January 2017) // The Asan Forum. 2017. Vol. 5. No. 2
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff o. t. Country Report: Russia (July 2017) // The Asan Forum. 2017
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (March 2017) // The Asan Forum. 2017. Vol. 5. No. March - April 2017
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff o. t. Country Report: Russia (May 2017) // The Asan Forum. 2017
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff o. t. Country Report: Russia (November 2017) // The Asan Forum. 2017. Vol. 5
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff o. t. Country Report: Russia (September 2017) // The Asan Forum. 2017
- Article Пузанова О. В., Быков А. И. Форум ШОС: в преддверии расширения // Международная аналитика. 2017. Т. 2. № 20. С. 34-42.
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (January 2016) // The Asan Forum. 2016. Vol. January
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (July 2016) // The Asan Forum. 2016. Vol. July
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (March 2016) // The Asan Forum. 2016. Vol. March
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (May 2016) // The Asan Forum. 2016. Vol. May
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (November 2016) // The Asan Forum. 2016. Vol. November
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (October 2016) // The Asan Forum. 2016. Vol. October
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (January 2015) // The Asan Forum. 2015. Vol. January
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (July 2015) // The Asan Forum. 2015. Vol. July
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (March 2015) // The Asan Forum. 2015. Vol. March
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (May 2015) // The Asan Forum. 2015. Vol. May
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (November 2015) // The Asan Forum. 2015. Vol. November
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (September 2015) // The Asan Forum. 2015. Vol. September
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (July 2014) // The Asan Forum. 2014. Vol. July
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (March 2014) // The Asan Forum. 2014. Vol. March
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (May 2014) // The Asan Forum. 2014. Vol. May
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (November 2014) // The Asan Forum. 2014. Vol. November
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (September 2014) // The Asan Forum. 2014. Vol. September
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (July 2013) // The Asan Forum. 2013. Vol. July
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (November 2013) // The Asan Forum. 2013. Vol. November
- Article Puzanova O., Editorial Staff of Asan F. Country Report: Russia (September 2013) // The Asan Forum. 2013. Vol. September
- Article Пузанова О. В. Общественное телевидение: японский опыт и Россия // Международная жизнь. 2012. № 8
Employment history
The 30th Session of Eurasian Online Seminar. International Panel
On Wednesday, 15 December 2021, The Department of International Relations and International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism of National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE University) heldthe thirtieth session of Eurasian Online Seminarin the form of discussion panel. The topic for discussion was the presentation of the Special Issue of the Russian Politics journal (Volume 6 (2021): Issue 4 (Oct 2021) on Russian Foreign Policy, edited by Iain Ferguson, Andrej Krickovic, Alexander Lukin and Richard Sakwa.
The 28th Session of Eurasian Online Seminar. International Panel
On Wednesday, October 27, 2021, the Department of International Relations and International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism of the National Research University Higher School of Economics held the twenty-eight session of Eurasian Online Seminar. The seminar was held in the form of discussion panel. The topic for discussion was “The Politization of the Covid 19 Pandemic: Views from various Countries and Regions”.
O. Puzanova published in The National Interest
The National Interest published an article by Olga Puzanova, research assistant at the International Laboratory on World Order Studies and the New Regionalism and lecturer of the School of International Affairs at the National Research University Higher School of Economics
An online lecture of A.V. Lukin and O.V. Puzanova at Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University
On May 6, 2020, an online lecture was held with the participation of the head of the Department of International Relations and the International Laboratory for World Order Studies and New Regionalism Professor Alexander Lukin and the research assistant Olga Puzanova at the John Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies at Harvard University with a professor Ezra Vogel. The lecture was dedicated to the Sino-Russian territorial dispute settlement.