Persons

Lukyanov
Grigory

IOS RAS » Center for Arab and Islamic Studies » researcher

Scientific Interests

Social and political history and historiography of the countries and peoples of the Middle East and North Africa, social and political history of Libya, historiography, history of Oriental studies, historical memory, colonialism, social and political movements and ideologies.

Biography

2016 – present – expert at the Russian International Affairs Council (RIAC).
2016 – present – spokesperson and expert at the international multimedia press centre of the ‘Russia Today’ International News Agency.
2018–present – Chair of the Expert Council of the Russian Middle East Association. 2018–present – Expert at the Valdai International Discussion Club.
2019–present – Member of the Expert Council of the Centre for the Prevention of Religious and Ethnic Extremism in Educational Institutions of the Russian Federation.
2019–present – Expert with the Strategic Vision Group (SVG) “Russia – the Islamic World”.

Education

National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’, degree in ‘Political Science’, Bachelor’s degree (2010)
National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’, degree in ‘Political Science’, Master’s degree (2013)

Teaching

2011–2015 – Lecturer, Deputy Head of the University-wide Department of General and Russian History at the National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’.
2012–2013 – Lecturer at the Department of Regional Issues in World Politics, Faculty of World Politics, Lomonosov Moscow State University (part-time).
2015–2018 – Lecturer, Deputy Dean of the Faculty of Oriental Studies (formerly the Institute of Practical Oriental Studies) at the Moscow International Academy (formerly the Moscow Institute of Linguistics) (part-time).
2015–2016 – Lecturer at the School of Historical Sciences, Faculty of Humanities, National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’.
2016–2021 – Senior Lecturer in the Department of Political Science at the National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’.
2018–present – Senior Lecturer at the Faculty of Oriental Studies, State Academic University of Humanities.
2021–present – Senior Lecturer and Deputy Head of the Basic Department of the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences at the Faculty of World Economy and World Politics, National Research University ‘Higher School of Economics’.

Key Publications

  1. Lukyanov G., Roknifard J., Waqas Jan M. Russia and Pakistan in the Middle East: Approaches to Security in the Gulf. NPMP RIAC, 2020.
  2. Lukyanov, G. Russia’s Military Presence and Security Policy in the Middle East following the Start of Military Operations in Syria // Armies and Security in the Middle East and North Africa / Edited by R. Sh. Mamedov, T. A. Makhmutov, O. Pylova. Moscow: RSMD Research Centre, 2019. pp. 254–264.
  3. Lukyanov, G. North Africa on the Path to a New Architecture of Regional Security // In: RSMD Global Outlook 2019–2024: Collection / Edited by: I. S. Ivanov, A. V. Kortunov, I. N. Timofeev. Moscow: RSMD, 2019. pp. 220–225.
  4. Lukyanov, G. Islamists in the Libyan Crisis of 2011–2016: Key Stages of Involvement // Islamist Movements on the Political Map of the Modern World / Edited by: A. D. Savateev, L. E. Grinin. Issue 3: The Afro-Asian Zone of Instability. Institute of African Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2018. pp. 129–135.
  5. Lukyanov, G. V., Mamedov, R. Sh. Russia and Turkey: Approaches to Regional Security in the Middle East // Deepening Russian-Turkish Relations. Moscow: RSMD, 2018. pp. 48–62.
  6. Lukyanov, G. Studying Syria (review of new publications) // Asia and Africa Today. 2017. Vol. 1. pp. 72–73.
  7. Lukyanov, G. Islam and its influence on the development of the state in Libya: valuable insights from Soviet historiography // Bulletin of St Petersburg University. Series 13. Oriental Studies. African Studies. 2017. Vol. 9. No. 4. pp. 440–456.
  8. Lukyanov, G. Cooperation between Russia and Iran in Afghanistan: Possibilities and Constraints // Russia-Iran Partnership: an Overview and Prospects for the Future, Issue 29. Moscow: RIAC, 2017. pp. 105–110.
  9. Lukyanov, G. ‘Cooperation between Iran and Russia in Afghanistan: Possibilities and Constraints’ // Russia–Iran Partnership: an Overview and Prospects for the Future, Issue 29. Moscow: RIAC, 2016. Ch. 7. pp. 91–95.
  10. Power and Violence in Non-Western Societies: Problems of Theoretical Understanding and Experience of Practical Study: A Collection of Articles / Edited by G. Lukyanov, S. Ragozina, A. Ryabinin, I. Artemyev, V. Belevtsova. Moscow: Publishing House of the Moscow State Educational Complex (GBPOU), 2016.
  11. Lukyanov, G. The Libyan Crisis: Five Years of Instability, Degradation and Disintegration // Confrontation between the West and Russia: Whose Side Are You On, Countries of Asia and Africa? Moscow: Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2016. pp. 51–64.
  12. Lukyanov, G. and Ragozina, S. ‘Non-Western Societies: The Nature of Power, the Phenomenon of Violence’ // Asia and Africa Today. 2016. No. 12. pp. 48–50.
  13. Lukyanov, G. A Study of the Role of Islam in the History of Modern Libya: Foreign Historiography // The History of Oriental Studies: Traditions and Modernity: (Proceedings of the 2nd All-Russian School-Conference). Moscow: Institute of Oriental Studies, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015. pp. 242–259.
  14. Lukyanov, G. Libya and Iran: from the common interests of ‘rogue states’ to a new political reality // International Relations. 2015. No. 1. pp. 78–91.
  15. Lukyanov, G. Some Issues and Problems in the Coverage of the Libyan–Chadian Conflict in Soviet and Russian Historiography // History – A Battlefield / Edited by A. B. Davidson. Moscow: Sobranie, 2015. pp. 152–174.
  16. Lukyanov, G. ‘Main Approaches to Understanding and Writing the History of Libya in the 20th Century in Foreign Historiography’ // The History of Africa: Old and New Approaches. XIII International Conference ‘Society and Politics in Africa: The Constant, the Changing, the New’, proceedings of Section 3-1 ‘History’, Moscow, 27–30 May 2014 / Edited by A. S. Balezhin. Moscow: Institute of World History, Russian Academy of Sciences, 2015. pp. 49–65.
  17. Lukyanov, G. ‘Radical Islam in Libya’ // Islamic Radical Movements on the Political Map of the Modern World: Countries of North and North-East Asia. Moscow: LENAND, 2015. pp. 320–361.
  18. Lukyanov, G. The Evolution of Russian Historiography on the Libyan Question: The Formation and Development of Key Research Themes // Bulletin of the Russian University of Friendship of Peoples. Series: General History. 2015. No. 1. pp. 74–98.
  19. Lukyanov, G. The Libyan Army from the ‘Al-Fateh Revolution’ to the ‘Arab Spring’ // Asia and Africa Today. 2012. No. 9. pp. 27–34.