Leonid Polyakov

Research Professor: HSE / Department of the Theory and Practice of Business-Government Interaction
Research Professor: Faculty of Social Sciences / School of Politics and Governance

Leonid Polyakov has been at HSE University since 2003.

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Education and Degrees

2009

Doctor of Sciences*

1995

Doctor of Sciences*

1973

Degree
Lomonosov Moscow State University

* Doctor of Sciences
A post-doctoral degree called Doctor of Sciences is given to reflect second advanced research qualifications or higher doctorates in ISCED 2011.

Awards and Accomplishments

Best Teacher — 2012–2016
Winner of the HSE University Best Russian Research Paper Competition – 2023

Courses (2024/2025)

Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study Media Communications; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
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; 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 Economics, Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Law; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Management, Media Communications; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Mathematics field of study Mathematics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of 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 (MIEM HSE) field of study Applied Mathematics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs field of study Asian and African Studies; 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, Software Engineering, Business Informatics; 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 Software Engineering; 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 Mathematics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Economics, Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology field of study Biology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Fundamental and Applied Linguistics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philosophy; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History of Art; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study History; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Cultural Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study History; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Sociology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; School of Arts and Humanities field of study Philology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Computer Science field of study Software Engineering; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Economic Sciences field of study Economics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Psychology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Media Communications; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Specialist; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Acting; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of World Economy and International Affairs 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; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities (Nizhny Novgorod) field of study Linguistics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St.Petersburg School of Economics and Management field of study Business Informatics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science field of study Physics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Creative Industries field of study Advertising and Public Relations, Media Communications; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science field of study Information Science and Computation Technology; 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; Graduate School of Business field of study Management; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business field of study Business Informatics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Biology and Biotechnology field of study Biology; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Law field of study Law; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities field of study Philology, History; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Management field of study Software Engineering, Business Informatics; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor’s programme; Saint-Petersburg School of Social Sciences field of study Public Administration; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
Foundations of Russian Statehood (Bachelor field of study Asian and African Studies; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
GR in Contemporary Russia: Theory and Practice (Optional course (university); 1-4 module)Rus
The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, Psychology, Public Administration, Sociology, Political Science; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus
Past Courses

Courses (2023/2024)

Big Ideas in Politics: Applicability of Outdated (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
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; St. Petersburg School of Physics, Mathematics, and Computer Science 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 (MIEM HSE) 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; 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
GR in Contemporary Russia: Theory and Practice (Optional course (university); 1-4 module)Rus
The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 2-4 module)Rus

Courses (2022/2023)

Big Ideas in Politics: Applicability of Outdated (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
GR in Contemporary Russia: Theory and Practice (Optional course (university); 1-4 module)Rus
The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science, field of study Applied Mathematics and Information Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus

Courses (2021/2022)

The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus

Courses (2020/2021)

Big Ideas in Politics: Applicability of Outdated (Minor; Faculty of Social Sciences; 3, 4 module)Rus
GR in contemporary Russia: Theory and Practice (Optional course; 1-4 module)Rus
The History of Political Thought (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Social Sciences field of study Political Science; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus

Timetable for today

Full timetable

Editorial board membership

2015: Member of the Editorial Council (председатель редакционного совета), Тетради по консерватизму.

Oct

2018

HSE Staff Members Receive University Medals and Notes of Acknowledgement

On October 22, some university staff members were awarded HSE medals and notes of acknowledgement from the Rector.

Aug

2015

Evgeny Yasin joins the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights

On August 10, Russian President Vladimir Putin signed a directive appointing HSE Academic Supervisor Evgeny Yasin to the Presidential Council for Civil Society and Human Rights. His candidacy was proposed by Council head Mikhail Fedotov.

May

2014

Time for Russia

On May 7, 2014 leading Russian and international experts and HSE lecturers gave a presentation about a new international lecture series ‘Time for Russia’, organized by the Civil Society Development Foundation and the HSE.