Nikolay Sarkisyan

Nikolay Sarkisyan is a Marie Curie Post-Doctoral Research Fellow affiliated with the Faculty of Medieval and Modern Languages at the University of Oxford. His research focuses on the evolution of Russian revolutionary traditions through museum spaces, particularly in Petrograd-Leningrad (1917–1941), and intersects with Soviet history, Stalinism, and post-Soviet governance. He holds a PhD from the University of Oslo (focused on tolerance and contemporary Russian governance), a Specialist degree in History from St Petersburg State University, and a Master’s in Sociology from the European University at St Petersburg.

• Education:
• PhD in Political Science, University of Oslo
• Master’s in Sociology, European University at St Petersburg
• Specialist Degree in History, St Petersburg State University

His research spans political science, history, and cultural studies, with recent explorations into comparative literature and digital humanities. He has taught courses on Russian politics, post-Soviet literature, and digital archival methods. His work bridges historical analysis with contemporary societal questions, including the legacy of Soviet power and red-brown literary movements.

Prior to academia, he worked at the Museum of Political History of Russia and the Smol'ny Museum, experiences that shaped his interdisciplinary approach to revolutionary historiography.