The paper deals with the events devoted to the anniversary of an outstanding Russian historian of law, Prof. Igor A. Isayev. On June 11, 2020, our colleague, prominent historian of law, Doctor of Legal Sciences, Professor, Honoured Worker of Science of the Russian Federation Igor A. Isaev turns 75 years old. In addition, for 30 years Prof. Isayev has been the Head of the Department of History of the State and Law, first, at All- Russian Law Correspondence Institute that was later renamed into Kutafin Moscow State Academy of Law (MSAL) and, later, Kutafin Moscow State Law University (MSAL). Since the late 1980s, our University has taken a leading place in the field of legal education, which became possible due to its scholarly potential: the involvement of the most gifted and professional scholars, professors and educators who create and maintain an academic tradition, introduce innovations. Igor A. Isayev has become one of the leaders of the team that has achieved this success and earned credibility in the legal world is. The paper presents his views. In particular, the paper highlights that in his research Igor A. Isaev addresses the fields of history of the State and law, legal ideology, legal culture and legal symbolism, history of political and legal doctrines, and the philosophy of law. Igor Isaev’s life history represents the way of a real scholar, the milestones of his life are represented by written works, numerous pupils and the life of the faculty of the Department of History of the State and Law, the formation of which is impossible without creating an atmosphere of academic freedom, professional solidarity and mutual support.