Hovhannes St. Aleksanyan is Candidate of History, Associate Professor | Chair of the History of Armenia's Neighboring Countries Education 1996 - 2000: Faculty of History, Yerevan State University, Bachelor degree 2000 - 2002: Faculty of History, Yerevan State University, Master degree 2002 - 2006: Postgraduate trainingNational Academy of Sciences, Republic of Armenia Academic degree 2009: Candidate of Sciences, History (PhD in History). Dissertation Entitled: “The Armenian communities in Soviet Republics in 1917 - 1941” 2013: Associate professor (docent) Professional Experience 2006 - 2009: Junior researcher 2009 - 2015 research worker 2015 till now: Senior researcherof Institute of History National Academy of Sciences, Republic of Armenia 2007 - 2010: lecturer of Ijevan branch of Yerevan State University 2010 - 2012: Head of Department of International relations chair, European Regional Educational Academy 2010 till now: lecturer of Yerevan State Pedagogical University after Kh. Abovyan 2012 till now: Associate professor of Yerevan State University, (History of Armenia’s Contiguous Countries and Diaspora studies chairs) 2012 till now: Associate professor of International Scientific-Educational Center of NAS RA (International relations chair)

Russian History History of North Caucasus History of Armenian community Diplomatic history of Russian Empire Armenian communities in Russia Demography and Geography of Armenian diaspora