Anatoly V. Isaenko
Curriculum Vitae (Spring 2016)
History Department
Appalachian State University
Boone, NC 28608
828-262-6028, 828-263-9033
EDUCATION
1976 Ph.D. (Global History) - Moscow State University (Moscow), Russia.
Dissertation: The Puritan Movement in England in the Sixteenth and the
Beginning of the Seventeenth Centuries.
1972 M. A. - (with honors) in History and English Language-North
Ossetian State University, Ordzonikidze (Vladikavkaz), Russia.
1971 B. A. - History and English Language-North Ossetian State
University (Vladikavkaz), Russia.
TEACHING POSITIONS
July 2014- Full Professor-History Department, Appalachian State University,
present Boone, NC.
2006-2014 Associate Professor-History Department, Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC
2000-2006 Assistant Professor-History Department, Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC.
1995-2000 Visiting Professor-History Department, Appalachian State University,
Boone, NC.
1993-1997 Full Professor - Department of Ancient and Medieval History, North Ossetian State University, Vladikavkaz. Full Professorship conferred by Moscow State University and by Rostov-on- Don State University’s Council of Experts.
1981- 1993 Associate Professor - Department of Ancient and Medieval History,
North Ossetian State University.
1986-1989 Visiting Professor - Mongolian State Pedagogical Institute, Ulan-Bator,
Mongolia.
1976-1981 Lecturer - Department of Ancient and Medieval History, North Ossetian
State University.
ADMINISTRATIVE POSITION
1984-1997 Chair of the Department of Ancient and Medieval History -
North Ossetian State University, Vladikavkaz.
MAIN RESEARCH INTERESTS
Theoretical model of ethnic conflicts and their impact in the Caucasus.
Historical and psycho-historical roots of the formation and constant rejuvenation of ethnicity in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Principal building blocks of ethnic conflicts and ethnocentric nationalism in the Caucasus. Forms of ethnic cleansing in the Caucasus. Holding mechanisms of ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus and Central Asia. Chosen historical traumas and regressive transformations of ethnic conflicts in the Caucasus. Comparative studies of international terrorism, organized criminality and ethnic conflicts. Islamic International Radicals (Salafists) and modern ethnic conflicts.
The early history of Sarmatians and Alans in the Caucasus and in the West. Science and Technologies in Ancient, Medieval and Early Modern Societies.
COURSES TAUGHT
Revolution and Social Change in the World
History and Culture
Themes in Global History
Ethnic Conflicts: East versus West
Imperial Russia —16th-20th Centuries
Comparative Ethics and Mysticism of World Religions
A History of Inner Asia: Peoples, Cultures, Problems
History of International Terrorism
History of World Terrorism
A Comparative Analysis of Ethnic Conflicts in the World
History of Medieval Civilizations
Mythology of Ancient Greece and Rome
Society of the Ancient Sarmatians
Russia and the West: A Comparative Analysis
Russia and the Caucasus
Russian Orthodoxy and Protestantism in Russia
Russia: History, Culture and Politics
Soviet Union and Russia
Comparative Studies of Ethnic Conflicts in the Caucasus, Bosnia-Kosovo,
Central Asia and in the West
Eurasian Crime and Terrorism
Transnational (Civilizational) Aspects of Ethnocentric Nationalism and Terrorism in the Late Ethnic Conflicts in Former Yugoslavia, Caucasus and Central Asia
Religious and Political Challenge of Islam in the Modern World, including Middle East and Central Asia in 1970s-1990s
Loyal and Mutinous Sons: Integration and Resistance in the State of Russia on the Examples of Cossacks and Chechens
World Civilizations
SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
With Scott Jessee, Sarmato-Alans and their Impact on the Civilizations of West and East, a monograph in progress.
Genocide of Terek Cossacks in 1918-1920: The First Ethnic Crime of Bolsheviks, a monograph and collection of archival documents in progress.
With Peter Petschauer, “Success in a Foreign Land: Perspectives on the So-Called German Mennonites in Russia,” sent to publisher in Canada.
“Faithful Contributors to the Victories of Alanic Knights: Battle Horses and Dogs of Scythians and Sarmato-Alans,” accepted and scheduled for publication in Darial (April, 2016).
“Battle Horses and Dogs of Sarmato- Alans,” Part Two, accepted and scheduled for publication in The Journal of Eurasia and World (2016).
With Scott Jessee, “Georgian-Alanian (Ossetian) Ties in the Medieval Period,” Medieval Perspectives, vol. 30 (2015): 117-126. (Last Proof).
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus, Third Edition, with new Chapter 8: Violent Islamist Organizations in the North Caucasus: Transformation of Local Ethnic Conflict into a Part of Regional and Global Jihad (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 2014), 441 pp.
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus, Study Guide and Exercise Book, Third Edition (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 2014), 25 pp.
With Bridget M. Chesterton, “Global Ethnographies: A White Russian in the Green Hell,” Hispanic American Historical Review, vol. 94, #4 (2014): 615-648.
“The Impact of Natural and Human-Made Disasters in the Caucasus,” Clio’s Psyche, vol. 20, #1 (2013): 97-101.
With Scott Jessee, “The Military Effectiveness of Alan Mercenaries in Byzantium, 1301-1306,” Journal of Medieval Military History, vol.11 (New York: West Point, 2013), Chapter 6, pp. 107-132.
“To the Problem of Ethnogenesis of Ossetians,” Peoples of the Caucasus, #4 (2013, Russia): 1-9.
“Ethnic Conflicts in the Caucasus and Women Suicide Bombers,” Clio’s Psyche, vol.19, #3 (2012): 259-263.
“The Ossetian Saga about Iry Dada,” Peoples of the Caucasus, #2-3 (2012, Russia):2-38.
Mark M. Bliev, The Ossetian Embassy to St. Petersburg, 1749-1752: Joining of Ossetia to Russia, Translation from Russian into English (Vladikavkaz, Russia: Arvi-Asin, 2011, also Moscow: Ventana Graf, 2011), 180 pp.
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus, Second Edition Revised and Corrected, with new Chapter 7: In a Struggle for Their Ethnic Nations and Nation-States: Armenian-Azerbaijani Ethnic Conflict in and Around Nagorny Karabakh (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 2011), 418 pp.
Second Edition of this book was reviewed and included into The List of Best Reading of the Social Studies Library, http://www.goodreads.com/list/show/2793 The_Best_Social_Studies_Library_List http://postyourbook.com/appstate/author/Ellen/
A review by Paul Osinsky published in Essays in Economic & Business History, vol. XXXI (2013): 131-133. Another review by Daniel B. German published in Special Issue of Politics, Culture & Socialization, vol. 4, No. 1 (2013): 88-92.
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus, Study Guide and Exercise Book, Second Edition (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 2011), 25 pp.
“The Ossetian Legend about the Duel of Iry Dada and Prince Mstislav in the Context of the History of Alans and Alano-Russian Relations,” Darial, No.2 (2011):10-43.
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus, republished (Amsterdam: Boekhandel Von Der Velde, 2010), 360 pp.
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus, Study Guide and Exercise Book (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 2010), 23 pp.
Polygon of Satan: Ethnic Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus (Dubuque, Iowa: Kendall / Hunt Publishing Company, 2010), 327 pp. (This book earned the author Honorary Membership in the International Expert Team of the Institute for Research of Genocide Canada).
With Scott Jessee, “The Alan Expedition to Byzantium, 1301-1306,” Darial, No.4 (Vladikavkaz, Russia: Ir Publishing House, 2010): 208-226.
With Scott Jessee, “The Stratigos of Alans,” an essay review on the screen-play of Artur Kotsoev, Peoples of the Caucasus (Vladikavkaz, Russia, November 2009), No. 20, pp.9-10.
“A Reflection on a Book of Valerii Tishkov, Chechnya: Life in a War-Torn Society, Berkley: University of California Press, 2004,” an essay review published by the H-Net Review Office, February, 2007 in Humanities and Social Science Online. http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showpdf.php?id=12839
With Neal Lineback, “Fire in the Caucasus,” The News in Geography, #571 (2004).
“Holy Bible about Ancestors of Caucasus People: Scythians-Sarmatians-Alans-Ossetians,” The Darial, vol. 60, # 1 (2004): 180-197.
“An Emigrant Cossack’s Thoughts on ‘Home’,” Clio’s Psyche (March, 2002): 218-219.
With Peter Petschauer, “Finding the Middle Ground: The Practical and Theoretical Center between Ethnic Ideal and Extreme Behaviors,” Mind and Human Interaction,
vol.12, #1 (2001): 52-74.
With Peter Petschauer, “Traditional Civilization in the North Caucasus: Insiders and Outsiders,” in eds. Kathleen Nader, Nancy Dubrow, B. Hudnall Stamm, Honoring Differences: Cultural Issues and Treatment of Trauma and Loss (Washington, D.C.: Taylor Francis, 2000), Chapter 7, pp. 150-177.
With Peter Petschauer, “State Building Experiment in Chechnya in 1991-1994: A Failure that Transformed Russia,” International Social Science Review. vol.75, #1, 2 (2000): 3-16. Republished by Kafkas Vakfi, #4 (Turkey, 2004): 3-17 and included in the Index of the best publications on Chechnya. Republished by Questia World Largest On-Line Library, www.questia.com (2004): 1-14.
“Ancient Metallurgy in the Caucasus,” International Social Science Review.
vol. 74, #1, 2 (1999): 53-61.
“Symbolism in the Religious System of Ancient East and in the Ethnic Culture of
Ossetian People,” The Darial, No.2 (Vladikavkaz: “Ir” Publishing House,
April 1998): 43-68.
“Scandinavian Motives in the Ossetian ‘Legends of the Narts’,” in ed. S. A. Kokaev, The Important Problems of the History and Philosophy of Culture, (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1996), pp. 28-39.
With Peter Petschauer, “The Long Arm of the Dead: Traumas and Conflicts in the Caucasus,” Mind and Human Interaction, an International and Interdisciplinary Journal, vol. 6, #3 (1995): 1-13.
“Sarmato-Alans in Britain,” The Scientific Thought of the Caucasus, Rostov-on-Don North Caucasian Scientific Center, #1 (1995): 72-75.
With V. D. Kuchiev, “Some Important Questions on the Ancient History of the Ossetians,” in ed. V. Kh. Tmenov, Alanica-III, Alans; History and Culture (Vladikavkaz: North Ossetian Institute of Humanitarian Research, 1995), pp. 10-33.
The Activity of Thomas Cartwright at the Head of the University Opposition and Development of the Foundation of Presbyterian Reformation (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1995), 24 pp.
The Anglican Reformation of Elizabeth I (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1994), 64 pp.
The General Trends in English Reformation in the Sixteenth Century (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1994), 61 pp.
With Ch. Tseveendolgor, “About the Origin of Some Political Institutes in Ancient
Mongolia,” in ed. A.V. Isaenko, Caucasus and Civilizations of the East in Ancient and
Medieval Times (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1993), pp. 101-110.
“Migrations of North Iranians to the Low Danube, in Romania and Hungary,” in ed.
A. V. Isaenko, Caucasus and Civilizations of the East in Ancient and Medieval Times,
(Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1993), pp. 149-203.
Ed. A. V. Isaenko Caucasus and Civilizations of East in Ancient and Medieval Times
(Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1993), 212 pp.
“Why the Horn of Leghel Cracked?” Kavkaz, No. 1 (Vladikavkaz, Rus., 1993): 10-11.
“What Is Written in History? To the Problem of Ethno-Genesis of the Ossetian People,”
Severnaya Ossetia, No. 58, 59, 60 (Vladikavkaz, 1993): 3-4, 3-4, 2-3.
“From the Depth of Centuries,” Severnaya Ossetia, No. 31, 32 (Vladikavkaz,
1992): 3-4, 3-4.
The History of the Middle Ages (seminars and translations of original sources of the
English Reformation into Russian) (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press, 1992), 20 pp.
“The Problem of the Ethnic Consolidation of North Iranian Tribes in the Low and Middle
Danube,” National-Ethnic Aspects of Social Development, Bulletin of Scientific Research
on the People of Russia: Rebirth and Development (Vladikavkaz: NOSU Press 1992),
pp. 108-112.
With A. Ph. Glushkov, Genocide of the Terek Cossacks, 1917-1920, a Collection of
original archival documents deposited in the Library of the Parliament of North Ossetia –
Alania (Vladikavkaz, 1991), 400 pp.
“The Golgotha of the Terek Cossacks,” Terskii Kazak, No. 6 (Vladikavkaz, Rus., 1990): 3-5.
“Can Mongols Fish?” News of Mongolia, No. 19, 21 (Ulan Bator, 1989), pp. 3-5, 3-8.
With H. Chinbaiar, Hunting in Ancient and Medieval Mongolia (Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian State Pedagogical College, 1989), 215 pp.
With Ch. Tseveendolgor, Regularity of the Development of Slaveholding Production in the States of Ancient East Asia (Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian Pedagogical College, 1988), 43 pp.
With S. Purevzav and H. Chinbaiar, Feudalism in Western Europe from the Fifth Through the Sixteenth Centuries (Ulaanbaatar: Mongolian Pedagogical College, 1988), 53 pp.
A.V.Isaenko, Antiquity and Barbarous World (Ordzhonikidze: NOSU Press, 1985), 137 pp.
“Religious and Political Ideas of the English King’s Reformation during the First Half of the Sixteenth Century,” Works of Young Scholars at Tbilisi State University (Tbilisi: Tbilisi State University Press, 1983): 63-68.
“The English Reformation and Origin of the Anglican Church” (in Georgian), History Society and Geography in School, #4 (Tbilisi: School of the Life Publishing House, 1983): 18-23.
The English King’s Reformation of the Sixteenth Century (Ordzhonikidze: NOSU Press, 1982), 80 pp.
“Social Aspects of the Religious Doctrines of the English Puritans in the Sixteenth Century,” Proceedings of the North Caucasian Scientific Center for Higher Education, #1 (Rostov-on-Don: Ministry of High and Special Education of USSR, 1981): 39-45.
“The Theory of the ‘King’s Supremacy’ in the Religious Literature of the ‘60’s and ‘70’s of the Sixteenth Century,” ed. E.V. Kuznetsov, Problems Regarding the Decline of Feudalism in England (Gorky: University Press, 1980), pp. 33-44.
The Puritan Reformation in England of the Sixteenth Century and the Beginning of the
Seventeenth Century (Ordzhonikidze: NOSU Press, 1980), 160 pp.
“The Puritan Reformation in England of the Sixteenth Century as Reflected in Modern
Anglo-American Literature,” Questions of History, #3 (Moscow: Pravda Publishing House, 1979): 184-194.
“Some Points in the Theory of the Historical Process in the Works of Academician D. M. Petrushevsky,” INION, Academy of Sciences of the USSR, #2568 (Moscow, 1978): 86-93.
“The Political Views of the English Puritans of the Sixteenth Century,” The Herald of Moscow State University), Series IX, History, #4 (Moscow: Moscow University Press, 1975): 94-108.
“The Problem of Puritan Ethics and its Social Essence,” in ed. Y. M. Saprykin, Problems of Universal History (Moscow: Moscow State University Press, 1974): 219-234.
RECENT PAPERS AND PRESENTATIONS AT INTERNATIONAL, REGIONAL CONFERENCES, AND ANNUAL MEETINGS OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES
“Anthropological Aspects of Ethnic Conflicts in the Caucasus,” Joint Conference of Canadian Anthropology Association (CASCA) and the Society for the Anthropology of North America (SANA) (Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, 11-15, 2016).
“The Empire Strikes Back? Resurgent Russia in World Affairs,” Panelist, Panel at ASU Dedicated to the Impact of Modern Russia on World Affairs (Boone, NC, 19 November, 2015).
With Scott Jessee, “Durgulel’ the Great, Empress Maria, Princess Irina of Alania and the Ties between the Alans and Byzantines in the Eleventh- Beginning of the Twelfth Centuries,” Southeastern Medieval Association Conference 2015 (Little Rock, AR, 22-24, October, 2015).
Session F: “Repression, Institutions, and Institutional Change,” Chair and Discussant, 10-th Annual Appalachian Spring Conference in World History and Economics (Boone, NC, 10-11 April, 2015).