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Miscellaneous Information

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PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

DIRECTOR, Moscow State University Dec. 2012- present
Moscow, Russia
Center for problems in political systems and political culture transformation

RESEARCH FELLOW,
Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Science Sep. 2011 – present
Moscow, Russia
Center for Arab and Islamic studies

VICE-HEAD OF THE DEPARTMENT, Moscow State University Sep. 2010 – present
Moscow, Russia
Department of regional problems on the Faculty of World Politics


SELECTED PUBLICATIONS
□ “The unity and plurality of world in the arab-muslim politico-historical discourse X-XV centuries.” In: “The Images of Time and Historic Representation: Russia – East – West”. Ed. by L. Repina, Moscow, Krug, (2010), 502-537.
□ “Tunisia (2010-2011).” In: “Middle East, Arab Awakening and Russia: What’s Next?” Moscow, Russian Academy of Science, Institute of Middle East Studies, (2012), 169-189.
□ “Transformation in Arab world and Russia’s interests.” With V. Naumkin, I. Zvyagelskaya, A. Aksenenok. Analytical Report for the International Discussion Club “Valday”, Moscow, (2012).
□ “Life before birth: the place of history in the middle-age arab-muslim system of knowledge,” Odyssey: a man in history. Moscow, (2013).
□ “Islamic world and Islamic organizations in contemporary international political system.” In: “International Relations and World Politics” (study guide of MSU). With V. Naumkin. Ed. by P. Tsigankov. Printing in progress.
□ “Middle East: political dynamics and Russia’s interests.” With co-authors. Analytical Report for Russia’s Council on International Affairs, Moscow, (2013).
□ “A little blood in troubled waters: towards the Tunisian political crisis (February-March 2013)”, Russia in global affairs, (2013).
□Analytical Report for the International Discussion Club “Valday”, With V. Naumkin, I. Zvyagelskaya, Moscow, (2013). Printing in progress.


FIELDS OF PROFESSIONAL INTEREST
- Transformation of political systems and political culture in Arab countries in the beginning of XXI century
- Historical consciousness and formation of national identity in the Arab societies
- Political thought in Arab-Muslim historic tradition
- Middle East conflict
- Middle-Age Arab-Muslim historiography, its shape, historical image of world of middle age historiographer
- Theory and methodology of historiography, social and political functions of historic knowledge