Aleksandr Rusanov
- Senior Research Fellow:Poletayev Institute for Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities
- Senior Lecturer:Faculty of Humanities / School of History
- Aleksandr Rusanov has been at HSE University since 2013.
Education and Degrees
- 2016
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD)
- 2016
Candidate of Sciences* (PhD) in World History
Thesis Title: Corporation of Portuguese university in late XIII - XV cc. - 2015
Doctoral programme in History
Lomonosov Moscow State University, History - 2011
Degree in History
Lomonosov Moscow State University, History
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.

Young Faculty Support Program (Group of Young Academic Professionals)
Category "New Researchers" (2018-2019)
Courses (2020/2021)
- Europe in IV - XV Сenturies (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 2 year, 3, 4 module)Rus
- Medievalism (Minor; Faculty of Humanities; 1, 2 module)Rus
- Russian History (Specialist’s programme; HSE Tikhonov Moscow Institute of Electronics and Mathematics (MIEM HSE); 1 year, 2, 3 module)Rus
- Past Courses
Courses (2019/2020)
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design; 2 year, 3 module)Rus
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 1 year, 1, 2 module)Rus
Courses (2018/2019)
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Communications, Media, and Design; 2 year, 4 module)Rus
- History (Bachelor’s programme; Graduate School of Business; 1 year, 1 module)Rus
- Research Seminar "History of University Culture" (Bachelor’s programme; Faculty of Humanities; 1 year, 1-4 module)Rus
Courses (2017/2018)
Conferences
- 2020СОВРЕМЕННЫЕ МЕТОДЫ ИЗУЧЕНИЯ КУЛЬТУРЫ — ХII (Москва). Presentation: Образы университетских сообществ в Италии, Франции и на Иберийском полуострове в XII–XV вв
- Память и идентичность – III. Историк и его аудитория (Москва). Presentation: Medievalism studies и публичная история: пересечения подходов и исследовательских полей
VIII Московская Платоновская конференция (Москва). Presentation: «Сладостная и крепкая цепь благоделания»: морально-политическая философия инфанта Педру, герцога Коимбры, (1392–1449) и ее истоки.
- 2019Первый международный Петербургский исторический форум (C). Presentation: Роль иберийских университетских сообществ в публичных репрезентациях королевской и церковной власти (XIV–XV вв.)
- 7-я Международная московская платоновская конференция (Moscow). Presentation: Образы Платона в морально-политических трактатах португальских Авишских инфантов (1420–1430-е гг.)
- 2018Examens, grades et diplômes – La validation des compétences par les universités du xiie siècle à nos jours (Париж). Presentation: Graduation rites in the medieval University of Lisbon: symbolic and social contexts
Publications8
- Chapter Rusanov A. Image of the university corporation: Graduation in the medieval University of Lisbon, in: Examens, grades et diplômes: La validation des compétences par les universités du xiie siècle à nos jours. P. : Publications de la Sorbonne, 2021. (in press)
- Preprint Kolesnik A., Rusanov A. Heritage-As-Process And Its Agency: Perspectives Of (Critical) Heritage Studies / Издательский дом НИУ ВШЭ. Series WP "Working Papers of Humanities". 2020. No. 198.
- Article Rusanov A. Locus Studii: Spatial Concepts In The First Iberian Universities (XIII-XIV cc.) // HSE Social and Education History. 2018. No. 1. P. 55-77. doi
- Preprint Rusanov A., Ksenia Vadimovna Komoza. University museums of Great Britain: representational function / Basic Research Programme. Series HUM "Humanities". 2018. No. WP BRP 171/HUM/2018.
- Preprint Rusanov A. Vague Idea of Studium: Petitions and Bulls of the Portuguese University at the Beginning of the Great Schism (1377–1380) / Basic Research Programme. Series HUM "Humanities". 2017. No. WP BRP 153/HUM/2017.
- Article Rusanov A. Continuity of University History: a Case-Study of Portuguese Studium Generale (1288-1377) // History of Education and Children's Literature. 2014. Vol. IX. No. 1
- Preprint Rusanov A. The continuity of university history: a case-study of portuguese studium generale (1288–1377) / Basic Research Programme. Series HUM "Humanities". 2013. No. WP BRP 38/HUM/2013.
- Article Варьяш И. И., Русанов А. В. Новая научная интерпретация грамоты 1338 года, выданной Афонсу IV Португальскому университету // Средние века. 2012. № 73 (3-4). С. 326-340.
Employment history
May, 2012 – August, 2013 – Orthodox Encyclopedia, editing;
February-December, 2013 – Research assistant in Center for University Studies: National
Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia). Poletaev Institute for
Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities (IGITI).
January, 2015 – January, 2017 – Orthodox Encyclopedia (http://www.pravenc.ru/), editing;
Since October, 2016 – Senior researcher in Center for University Studies: National Research University Higher School of Economics (Moscow, Russia). Poletaev Institute for
Theoretical and Historical Studies in the Humanities (IGITI).
Alexander Rusanov participated in the conference on the history of universities in France
Senior Research Fellow of IGITI Alexander Rusanov took part in the international conference "Exams, degrees and diplomas: Evaluating abilities in univerities from the 12 century to today" (Examens, grades et diplômes – La validation des compétences par les universités du xiie siècle à nos jours).
A paper by Alexander Rusanov was published in HSE Social and Education History journal
Paper by Senior Research Fellow of IGITI Alexander Rusanov, "Locus Studii: Spatial Concepts In The First Iberian Universities (XIII-XIV cc.)", was published in a Spanish journal HSE Social and Education History (2018. Vol 7. No 1). Full text is available on a journal's website.
Images of the University Corporation and their Uses in the Legal Rhetorics of the 13th–14th centuries. Paper by Dr Alexander Rusanov
On 27 February 2018 Dr Alexander Rusanov (HSE) presented his paper at the regular seminar 'Medium Aevum Symbolicum'.