Oskar attended Kazan Gymnasium (the same school Lobachevsky attended a century before) and graduated with the gold medal in 1906. Anderson spent one year studying mathematics at the University of Kazan before going to St Petersburg where he studied economics at the Polytechnic Institute.
Oskar dinaluhan Kazan himnasyo (ang parehong paaralan Lobachevsky dinaluhan ng isang siglo bago) at nagtapos sa gintong medalya sa 1906. Anderson na ginugol ng isang taon pag-aaral sa matematika sa University of Kazan bago pagpunta sa St Petersburg kung saan siya-aral ng ekonomiya at ang politeknik Institute.