Lev Naumovich Pribytkovsky ( November 19, 1920 , Nosovichi , Dobrush district , Gomel region - 1997 , Moscow ) - Soviet historian, orientalist, Africanist. Specialist in socio-political problems of the countries of tropical Africa, candidate of historical sciences (1961).
| Lev Naumovich Pribytkovsky | |
|---|---|
| Date of Birth | November 19, 1920 |
| Place of Birth | Nosovichi |
| Date of death | 1997 |
| Place of death | Moscow |
| Citizenship |  USSR →  Russia |
| Occupation | |
Biography
The son of Naum Borisovich (Nakhman Borukhovich) (1885-1968) and Gisi Solomonovna Pribytkovsky (1885-1941). In 1947 he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies . Researcher at the Institute of Asian Peoples (1956-1960), Institute of Africa of the USSR Academy of Sciences (1960-1990), head of the Nigeria sector (since 1974).
Major works
The author of more than 150 publications.
- "Nigeria in the struggle for independence", M., 1961;
- Sierra Leone, 1964;
- “To the military coup in Nigeria”, 1966;
- "The working class of Africa", M., 1966 (together with others);
- "The situation of Nigeria and the prospects of Soviet-Nigerian relations", 1972;
- "Africa in the new and modern times", M., 1976 (together with others);
- "The current stage of socio-political development of Nigeria", 1976;
- "Nigeria. The modern stage of development ", M., 1978 (together with others).
Literature
- Miliband S. D. "Bibliographic Dictionary of Soviet Orientalists"