Vasily Ivanovich Zhukov (Russian Жуков, Василий Иванович) (b. April 1, 1947) is a member of the Russian Academy of Sciences and has a Ph.D. in history. Professor Zhukov is the rector of the Russian State Social University (Российский государственный социальный университет). He has received numerous state honors and awards and serves on a number of academic organizations.
