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Professor Igor Borisovich Orlov is a distinguished academic at the National Research University Higher School of Economics (HSE), serving as Deputy Head of Department and Professor in the Faculty of Social Sciences, Department of Politics and Management. He also heads the Scientific and Educational Laboratory for Research in the Field of Business Communications and holds a professorship in the Department of Theory and Practice of Interaction between Business and Government. With over 33 years of scientific and teaching experience, Professor Orlov has been affiliated with HSE since 2002 and previously held academic positions at Moscow Oblast Pedagogical University and other institutions.
Professor Orlov's educational background includes a Doctor of Historical Sciences degree (2000) and graduation with honors from Kharkiv State University in 1990, where he specialized in History. His academic expertise spans multiple areas of Russian history and political science, with particular focus on modern Russian history, historiography, and methodology of historical science.
Professor Orlov's research interests encompass Soviet and Russian history, particularly focusing on Soviet everyday life, political culture, tourism history, and the development of Russian statehood. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary political science, examining the continuity and transformation of Russian political institutions from imperial to Soviet and post-Soviet periods. He has made significant contributions to understanding Soviet international relations, particularly through cultural diplomacy and youth exchanges during the Cold War era.
His scholarly output reveals a consistent focus on the intersection of historical practices and political institutions, with recent work exploring leisure activities in Soviet everyday life, Soviet-African tourism connections, and the institutionalization of political concepts in Russian history. Professor Orlov's research demonstrates methodological diversity, incorporating historical, sociological, and political science approaches to examine complex historical phenomena.
- Honorary Diploma of the President of the Russian Federation (June 2025)
- Honorary Diploma of the Faculty of Social Sciences of HSE (April 2024)
- Letters of Gratitude from the Rector of HSE (December 2021, October 2021)
- Honorary Diploma of the Ministry of Education and Science of the Russian Federation (August 2017)
- Multiple awards for academic achievements and contributions to HSE's reputation (2005-2025)
- Recognition as "Best Teacher" (2022, 2015-2016, 2011-2013)
- Winner of the Competition of the Best Russian-Language Scientific and Popular Science Works (2021)
Professor Orlov actively supervises student research, teaching multiple courses across various HSE departments including History of Russia, Modern Russia: Theory and Practice, and Foundations of Russian Statehood. His academic leadership extends to editorial roles, serving on the editorial boards of several journals including "Eurasian Union: International Relations Issues" (since 2022), "Political Science Issues" (since 2021), and "Political Research Journal" (since 2018), where he has served as chief editor of "Business. Society. Power" since 2017.
As head of the Scientific and Educational Laboratory for Research in the Field of Business Communications, Professor Orlov leads research initiatives examining the historical and contemporary interactions between business, society, and government in Russia. His laboratory serves as a hub for interdisciplinary research connecting historical perspectives with contemporary political and economic analysis.
