Georgy Ilyich Mirsky ( May 27, 1926 , Moscow , USSR - January 26, 2016 , Moscow , Russia [1] ) - Soviet and Russian historian, orientalist-Arabist and political scientist. Doctor of Historical Sciences, Professor, Chief Researcher, Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS Honored Scientist of the Russian Federation [2] .
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| Date of Birth | May 27, 1926 |
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| Date of death | January 26, 2016 (89 years old) |
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| Scientific field | history , oriental studies |
| Place of work | Institute of World Economy and International Relations, RAS |
| Alma mater | MIV |
| Academic degree | Doctor of Historical Sciences |
| Academic rank | Professor |
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Biography
Born May 27, 1926 in Moscow in a Jewish family [3] .
During the Great Patriotic War, from the age of 15, he worked as a nurse in a military hospital, then he was on the labor front, worked as an assistant to a gas welder and as a mechanic in the Mosenergo Heating Network, and later as a driver.
He graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies in 1952 , graduate school of this institute in 1955 , candidate of historical sciences (the dissertation is devoted to the recent history of Iraq ), doctor of historical sciences (1967, the dissertation is devoted to the political role of the army in developing countries).
He was a literary officer in the department of the countries of Asia , Africa and Latin America of the magazine "New Time" . Since 1957 - at the Institute of World Economy and International Relations: Junior, Senior Researcher, Head of Sector, Head of the Department of Economics and Politics of Developing Countries. In 1982 , after the arrest for the dissident activities of one of his subordinates (Andrei Fadin), he was removed from the post of head of the department and remained to work at the institute as the main scientific employee.
In combination, he was a professor at MGIMO , where he lectured on the problems of developing countries. Professor, Department of World Politics, National Research University Higher School of Economics . At HSE, he taught students studying in the areas of “international relations” and “regional studies”. Professor of the Russian-British Master's program in Political Science at the Moscow Higher School of Social and Economic Sciences (MSSES). Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the journal “ Russia in Global Affairs ”. Columnist of the Politkom.ru site (project of the Center for Political Technologies ).
In the 1990s, he worked at the American Peace Institute as a visiting researcher. He was engaged in research on the topic “Interethnic Relations in the Former Soviet Union as a Potential Source of Conflict” (grant from the MacArthur Foundation ). He gave lectures at 23 universities in the USA , taught regular courses at Princeton, New York, American universities, and at the University of Hofstra.
His works in the field of studying the theme “Army and Politics in Third World Countries” became classic. His professional interests were Islamic fundamentalism, the Palestinian problem, the Arab-Israeli conflict, international terrorism, and the countries of the Middle East .
Often acted as a guest expert at the Echo of Moscow radio station.
He was fluent in Russian, English, French, German, Spanish, Arabic and Polish.
An urn with ashes was buried in a columbarium at the Novodevichy cemetery near parents.
Family
- Parents are automotive technician Ilya Eduardovich Mirsky (1889, Vilna - 1940, Moscow) [4] and Victoria Gustavovna Mirskaya (1905-1989).
- Wife - employee of IMEMO RAS Isabella Yakovlevna Labinskaya (born 1937).
- Daughter - actress of the Taganka Theater Victoria Kuznetsova (1958-2019).
- Son - philologist Mikhail Seleznev (born 1960) [5] [6] .
Proceedings
- The Baghdad Pact is an instrument of colonialism. M., 1956
- Material for a lecture on the topic "Suez Canal". M., 1956 (co-authored with E. A. Lebedev)
- Suez Canal. M., Knowledge, 1956 (co-authored with E. A. Lebedev)
- On the prospects for economic cooperation between Asia and Africa. M., 1958 (co-authored with L. V. Stepanov)
- Iraq in troubled times. 1930-1941. M., 1961
- Asia and Africa - continents on the move. M., 1963 (together with L.V. Stepanov).
- Arab peoples continue the struggle. M., 1965
- Army and politics in Asia and Africa. M., Science , 1970.
- Classes and politics in Asia and Africa. M., Knowledge , 1970
- Third world: society, power, army. M., Science , 1976.
- The role of the army in the political life of Third World countries. M., 1989
- "Central Asia's Emergence", in Current History, 1992.
- “The 'End of History' and the Third World,” in Russia and the Third World in the Post-Soviet Era, University Press of Florida 1994.
- "The Third World and Conflict Resolution", in Cooperative Security: Reducing Third World War, Syracuse University Press , 1995.
- "On Ruins of Empire," Greenwood Publishing Group , Westport, 1997.
- G.I. Mirsky. Life in three eras. - M: Summer Garden, 2001 .-- 366 p. - ISBN 5-94381-014-5 . .
Literature
- Georgy Ilyich Mirsky (1926-2016) // New and recent history . - 2016. - No. 3. - S. 249-250.
Notes
- ↑ The Last Knight of Oriental Studies // Kommersant , 01/26/2016
- ↑ Sheinis V.L. In memory of George Mirsky . Echo of Moscow . Date of treatment July 7, 2017.
- ↑ Georgy Mirsky. Real Arabist, Real Jew
- ↑ In the birth record, available on the Jewish genealogy website JewishGen.org, the middle name is Eiserovich .
- ↑ Metropolitan Hilarion expresses condolences on the death of G.I. Mirsky
- ↑ The legacy of Sakharov and Likhachev today (inaccessible link) . Date of treatment December 10, 2016. Archived December 20, 2016.
Links
- George Mirsky on the radio "Echo of Moscow"
- Georgy Mirsky's blog on Echo of Moscow radio
- Georgy Ilyich Mirsky on the website of the Higher School of Economics
- Cult of personality. George Mirsky. The host is Leonid Velekhov . Radio Liberty (05/09/2015).
- Memory program of George Mirsky on Radio Liberty (01/26/2016)
- “For jihad there is little cry“ Allahu akbar! ”” // Lenta.ru , 01/26/2016