Yury Gaivoronsky
- Associate Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance
- Deputy Head of the Laboratory: Research and Study Laboratory for Studies in Business Communications
- Yury Gaivoronsky has been at HSE University since 2011.
Education and Degrees
2012
Master'sHSE University
2012
Master'sHSE University
2010
Bachelor'sVolgograd State University
* Candidate of Sciences
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.
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 — 2024–2025, 2020
- Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2024
- Young Faculty Support Programme (Group of Young Academic Professionals)

Category "New Lecturers" (2015–2016)
Conferences
- 2023
XXIV Ясинская (Апрельская) международная научная конференция по проблемам развития экономики и общества, 2023 (Москва). Presentation: Стратегическое или персонифицированное? Опыт «раздельного» голосования на выборах в государственную думу 2016-2021 гг.
- 2013
Международная научная конференция студентов, аспирантов и молодых учёных «Ломоносов-2013» (Москва). Presentation: Практика российской рецентрализации и трансформация региональных политических режимов (на примере Волгоградской области)
Courses (2026/2027)
- Contemporary Russian Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Psychology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Political Science (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1 module)Rus
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences)Rus
- Research Seminar: Organization, Preparation, and Presentation of Research (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2025/2026)
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Psychology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Science (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar: Term Theses Workshop (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Mago-Lego; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2024/2025)
- Contemporary Russian Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences)Rus
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course field of study Postgraduate Studies; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Psychology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
- Political Science (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2023/2024)
- Contemporary Russian Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course field of study Postgraduate Studies, field of study Postgraduate Studies; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Chemistry field of study Chemistry; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Advertising and Public Relations, field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Public Administration, field of study Psychology, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Economics, field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; School of Computer Science, Physics and Technology field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Physics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, field of study Philosophy, field of study History of Art, field of study History, field of study Cultural Studies, field of study Philology, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies, field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law, field of study Law, field of study Law; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Fundamental and Applied Linguistics, field of study Linguistics, field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study Philology, field of study History, field of study Media Communications; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; School of Foreign Languages field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Law, field of study Linguistics, field of study Software Engineering, field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study International Relations, field of study Economics, field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics, field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (HSE MIEM) field of study Applied Mathematics, field of study Information Science and Computation Technology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; HSE Graduate School of Business field of study Management, field of study Management, field of study Business Informatics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Urban and Regional Development field of study Urban Planning; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology field of study Biology, field of study Biology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Physics field of study Physics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Informatics, Mathematics, and Computer Science (HSE Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 2 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Political Science (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Mago-Lego; 1, 2 module)Eng
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Eng
- Research Seminar: Term Theses Workshop (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2022/2023)
- Contemporary Russian Politics (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course field of study Political Science and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Mentor's Seminar (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Political Science (Mago-Lego; 1 module)Rus
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Mago-Lego; 2, 3 module)Eng
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar: Term Theses Workshop (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 3 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Mago-Lego; 3, 4 module)Rus
Courses (2021/2022)
- Current Trends in Political Science (Postgraduate course field of study Political Science and Area Studies, field of study Political Science and Area Studies; 2 year, 1 semester)Eng
- Parties and Elections in Russian Regions (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 2 year, 2 module)Eng
- Political Science (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Regional Dimension of Russian Politics (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2, 3 module)Eng
- Research Seminar (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 3 year, 1-3 module)Rus
- Subnational Politics in Russia (Master’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 3, 4 module)Rus