Alexander B. Bezborodov

Department
Department of Contemporary History of Russia

Position
Rector, Chair of the Department of Contemporary History of Russia at the Institute of History and Archives of RSUH

Academic degree
Doctor hab. in History (1998), Associate Professor (1999)

State awards, honors, recognitions

• Certificate of merit from the Federal Archive Service of Russia
• Merited Worker of Higher Education of the RF
• Medal “In Commemoration of the 850th Anniversary of Moscow”
• Badge of honor for merits in the protection of human and civil rights and freedoms
• Badge “Honorary Archivist”

Background

Born in 1954, in Moscow. 1977 – graduated from Moscow State Institute of History and Archives. Has worked at RSUH (Institute of History and Archives) since 1977.

Academic and educational activity

He reads the following courses

• Contemporary History of Russia
• The regime and scientific and technical policy of the USSR in the era of the Cold War (mid-50 - mid-80s).
• Dissident and human rights movement in the USSR (mid-50s-mid-80s)

Area of expertise

Expert in Russian history (second half of the 20th cent – beginning of the 21st cent). Studies the development of the Soviet science and technology policy in the second half of the 20th century, the buildup of the Soviet and Russian military-industrial complex, and rise and development of the dissident movement in the USSR