Sergey Ivanov (Russian historian)

Sergey Ivanov
Сергей Иванов
Born (1956-10-05) 5 October 1956
Alma materMoscow State University
Scientific career
FieldsHistory, Byzantine studies
InstitutionsHigher School of Economics
Doctoral advisorAlexander Kazhdan, Gennady Litavrin

Sergey Arkadievich Ivanov FBA (Russian: Сергей Аркадьевич Иванов; born 5 October 1956) is a Russian Historian and Byzantinist, expert in the Middle Ages culture. Sergey Ivanov is professor at the Higher School of Economics. He is best known as the author of the books Holy Fools in Byzantium and Beyond (2006) and In Search of Constantinople (2022).

Ivanov is a corresponding fellow of the British Academy.

In 2012 Ivanov was awarded the Enlightener Prize, nomination "Humanities".