Belyaev Eugeny

Belyaev Eugeny (1895–1964) – Arabist, Doctor in History.

He served in the Red Army in 1918 – 1920. In 1922, he graduated from the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies. Since 1924, he has taught at the same institute; he made lectures in ancient, medieval and modern history of Arabs. From 1945 till 1955, he was the Head of the Chair of History and Economics of the countries of Near and Middle East at the Moscow Institute of Oriental Studies. He also taught at the Military Institute of Foreign Languages, and at the High Diplomatic School of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the U.S.S.R. In 1954-1957, he visited countries of Western Europe; for instance, he was in Cambridge and Munich. He published about 150 works, and edited about 30 books.

Compositions

The Origin of Islam. Reading-book. Moscow – Leningrad, 1931. (in Rus.)
Moslem Sectarianism: Historical Essays. Moscow, 1957. (in Rus.)
Arabic and Islamic Studies in ‘Melanges Louis Massignon’ // Near and Middle East. Moscow, 1962, pp. 150-158. (in Rus.)
Arabs, Islam and Arabic Caliphate in the Early Middle Ages. Moscow, Nauka Publishing House, 1965. (in Rus.)

Bibliography

Arabic Countries: History, Economics. Moscow, 1970, pp. 250-255. (in Rus.)

About him

Landa R. G. Е. А. Belyaev as Arabist and Specialist in Islamic Studies and Oriental Historian // Islam in the History of the Peoples of the East. Moscow, 1981, pp. 135-146. (in Rus.)
Landa R. G. Talent of Scholar and Teacher. Memories on Е. А. Belyaev (1895—1964) // A Word on Teachers: Moscow Orientalists of 1930-s – 1960-s. Moscow, Nauka, Glavnaya redaktsiya vost. lit. Pubishing House, 1988, pp. 312-325. (in Rus.)
Stetskevich Т. А. Е. А. Belyaev and Soviet Islamic Studies // Islam in the History of the Peoples of the East. Moscow, 1981, pp. 147-153. (in Rus.)

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