March 4, 2012 marks the 80th anniversary of the birth of Nikolai Dmitrievich Kosukhin. In 1954, he graduated from the Faculty of International Relations of Kiev State University, in 1967 from the Academy of Social Sciences under the Central Committee of the CPSU and became a candidate of Historical Sciences.

Interest in the scientific research of Eastern countries was manifested in the years of Komsomol work, when, as a responsible employee of the Central Committee of the Komsomol, N. D. Kosukhin was engaged in youth organizations of the republics of Central Asia and Transcaucasia. This factor played an important role in his future life.

At the Academy of Social Sciences, he began studying the national liberation movement on the African continent, where the process of forming nation-states began. He was attracted by the political activities of such African leaders as Gamal Abdel Nasser, Kwame Nkrumah, Julius Nyerere, Marouane Ngouabi and others. They were charismatic romantic revolutionaries. Their ideological and political views became the object of analysis in his doctoral dissertation on " The formation of a revolutionary-democratic ideology in Tropical Africa (countries of socialist orientation)".

Nikolai Dmitrievich Kosukhin made a significant contribution to the study of the genesis and evolution of social thought in African countries, although at first in some works he exaggerated the experience of the impact of scientific socialism on the political views of leaders of countries that declared a socialist alternative. In the future, N. D. Kosukhin comes to the conclusion that at each turn of the historical spiral, theoretical concepts arise aimed at finding the optimal variant of the socio-political structure for these specific conditions. The range of his scientific research is quite significant. His political science studies analyze such fundamental issues and basic characteristics as the socio-economic structure and ethnic segmentation of African society, the specifics of the political process in the search for socio-political renewal, the continent's place in a globalizing world, ideological discourse in political life, the development of democratic procedures in the context of the formation of civil society, and the problem of unity at the continental level. The mentioned problems allow us to reveal the general logic of the political process in African countries and specific forms of its implementation through the dynamics of political changes carried out in the context of the interaction of modern and traditional factors.

For many years, N. D. Kosukhin has been the head of political science research at the Institute of Africa of the Russian Academy of Sciences, actively involved in the development of topical issues of modern political history of African countries, the ideological and political development of African societies, and political modernization.

N. D. Kosukhin published more than 300 scientific works, including individual monographs " East Africa: the struggle against colonialism and its consequences "(Moscow, 1970)," Formation of ideological and political strategy in African countries of socialist orientation "(Moscow, 1980), " Revolutionary Democracy in Africa. Ideology and Politics "(Moscow, 1985, in English), " Africa: the Search for Renewal. Dynamics of political changes in the late XX-early XXI centuries" (Moscow, 2007), as well as textbooks "Modern ideological systems" (Moscow, 1999), "Political Science of the development of African countries" (Moscow, 2009).

N. D. Kosukhin is a co-author and executive editor of collective monographs: "Africa: Multi-variant development "(Moscow, 1997), "Political Parties of Modern Africa" (Moscow, 1999), "Africa: Power and Politics" (Moscow, 2004), etc.

N. D. Kosukhin has repeatedly participated in the study of African realities directly on the continent. In 1971, he headed a Soviet-Somali scientific expedition to study the national liberation movement in Somalia.

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For many years, Nikolai Dmitrievich successfully combines research work with teaching practice, being a professor at the Peoples ' Friendship University of Russia, as well as the Moscow State University of Economics, Statistics and Informatics. He has prepared 40 candidates of historical and political sciences.

N. D. Kosukhin actively participates in various scientific conferences and symposia. In particular, he participated in the third session of the World Congress of the International Association for African Studies (Addis Ababa, 1973), the XI World Congress of the International Association for Political Science (Moscow, 1979), All-Russian Congresses of Political Scientists (Moscow, 2002, 2006) and other scientific meetings and discussions.

His civic and moral position was reflected in scientific and public journals and articles. He is characterized by scientific objectivity, conviction and passion in defending his opinion.

For his active scientific work, he was awarded the Order of Peoples ' Friendship and the diploma of the Presidium of the USSR Academy of Sciences.

COLLEAGUES AND FRIENDS

MAIN SCIENTIFIC WORKS OF N. D. KOSUKHIN

Socio-economic transformations in Tanzania / / Peoples of Asia and Africa. 1967. N 3. pp. 38-47.

The concept of African socialism in Tanzania and Kenya // the Modern theory of "socialism national type". M., 1967. P. 93-116.

Pravye sotsialisty i strany Afrika [Right Socialists and African Countries]. 1968. N 6. pp. 149-159.

Africa in Beijing's foreign policy // International life. 1969. No. 9. pp. 28-36 (co-authored with T. L. Deitch).

East Africa: the Struggle against Colonialism and its Consequences, Moscow, 1970, p. 224.

In the Somali Democratic Republic// International life. 1972. N 4. pp. 123-127 (together with V. P. Gorodnov).

Soviet-Somalian Scientific Expedition and its Early Results // III Session of the International Congress of Africanists. M., 1973. 25 p.

Нові рубежі Африки. Киї, 1974. 127 с.

Uchenye zapiski sovetsko-somaliyskoi expeditsii [Scientific Notes of the Soviet-Somali expedition], Moscow, 1974: Deyatel'nost ' sovetsko-somaliyskoi expeditsii, pp. 6-16; Revolyutsiya 21 oktyabrya 1969 g. i rasprostranenie idei nauchnogo sotsializma v Somalii, pp. 40-101; Sotsiologicheskie obsledovaniya sredi rabochii i molodezhi Somalii, pp. 237-295.

Somalia: problems of cultural construction / / Asia and Africa today. 1975. N 8. pp. 26-28 (together with E. S. Sherr).

Ideological and political views of revolutionary democrats / / Afrika: problemy sotsialisticheskoi orientiatsii [Africa: Problems of socialist orientation], Moscow, 1976, pp. 83-100.

Afrikanskaya revolyutsionnaya demokratiya: formirovanie ideologii i politicheskaya rabota v massakh [African Revolutionary Democracy: the Formation of Ideology and Political Work among the Masses]. 1977. N 2. pp. 21-25.

Scientific socialism in the ideological and political life of African countries / / Working Class and the Modern World, 1979, No. 6, pp. 129-138.

Evolution of revolutionary-democratic concepts of socialism in Tropical Africa, Moscow, 1979. 44 p.

The struggle of African peoples for National and social liberation against neocolonialism / / History of the International Labor and National Liberation Movement. Training manual. Part IV. Moscow, 1979, pp. 374-385.

Vysshanie roli nauchnogo sotsializma v obshchestvenno-politicheskoi zhizni afrikanskikh stran [Increasing the role of scientific Socialism in the socio-political life of African countries].

The formation of vanguard parties of the workers in the African countries of socialist orientation // the working class and the modern world. 1980. N 3. P. 134-145.

Formation of ideological and political strategy in African countries of socialist orientation (genesis and development of ideology). Moscow, 1980. 262 p.

Istoki i kharakteristicheskie cherty revolyutsionno-demokraticheskikh kontseptsii sotsializma [The origins and characteristic features of revolutionary-democratic concepts of socialism].

Trends in the development of countries of socialist orientation / / Working class and modern world. 1981. N 4. pp. 103-110.

Spreading the ideas of scientific socialism in Africa / / Asia and Africa Today. 1981. N 7. p. 2-5.

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Modern revolutionary democracy of the liberated countries: trends. M., 1982. 64 p.

Revolutionary Democracy in Africa and bourgeois political Science / / Peoples of Asia and Africa. 1983. N 3. Pp. 13-23 (together with A. A. Ivanov).

Characteristic features of vanguard parties of workers (on the example of African countries) / / Asia and Africa Today. 1983. N 2. p. 2-5.

Social democracy: facing Africa / / Working class and the modern world. 1984. N 3. pp. 70-78 (together with L. M. Sadovskaya).

Revolutionary-democratic parties and their evolution. Stanovlenie avangardnykh partiy trudovykh [Formation of avant-garde parties of workers]. Spravochnik [Handbook], Moscow, 1984, pp. 19-29.

Arena of Struggle of Ideas in Africa, Moscow, 1985, 208 p.

Социалистическата ориентация на освободилите ее страни и нейните буржоазни критици // Съвременни социални теории. Sofia, 1985. N 4. pp. 71-81.

Revolutionary Democracy in Africa. Its Ideology and Policy. M., 1985. 167 p.

The Liberated Countries: actual problems of ideological struggle, Moscow, 1985. 63 p.

States of socialist orientation: achievements and prospects ("round table"), Moscow, 1987, 64 p. (co-authored with I. V. Belikov and E. I. Denisov).

Prostranenie marxizma-leninizma v Afrika (voprosy istorii, teorii i praktiki) [The spread of Marxism-Leninism in Africa (voprosy istorii, teorii i praktiki)], Moscow, 1987, pp. 50-76.

The Communist Movement in Africa: Some questions of strategy and practice // Asia and Africa today. 1988. N 4. P. 6-9; N 5. P. 6-10 (together with I. V. Belikov).

Communist Movement in Africa: development of the ideological and political Platform / / Modern Africa. Results and prospects of development. Ideologiya i kul'tura [Ideology and Culture], Moscow, 1990, pp. 194-208 (together with I. V. Belikov). (Rel. Ed. 283 s).

Formation of national interests of Russia and developing countries of Africa / / Africa on the threshold of the XXI century. Itogi i perspektivy sotsial'no-ekonomicheskogo i politicheskogo razvitiya [Results and prospects of socio-economic and political development].

International Conference " National Revival, civilizational specifics and processes of international integration (CIS and experience of developing countries)", Moscow, 1996, pp. 282-289.

Afrika: mnogovariantnost razvitiya [Africa: Multi-variant development], Moscow, 1997. Pp. 3-6; Multivariance of development: present and future. pp. 7-17 (co-authored with N. I. Vysotskaya); Conclusion. pp. 255-258. (Ed. 271 s).

The question of the formation of civic political culture in Russia // the Role of scientists in the construction of civil society. M., 1997. S. 13-20.

Political parties of modern Africa. Handbook, Moscow, 1998. - Author: Afrikanskiye partii: formirovanie, evolyutsiya, mnogopartiynost ' [African Parties: Formation, Evolution, multiparty system]. P. 3-12 (together with N. I. Vysotskaya). (Rel. Ed. 215 s).

Nekotorye cherty sovremennoi politicheskoi kul'tury afrikanskoi molodezhi [Some features of the modern political culture of African youth].

Africa: Features of political culture. - Author: Introduction, pp. 5-7; Features of political culture in African countries, pp. 8-25. Moscow, 1999. (Rel. ed. 165 p.).

Modern ideological systems. Educational and practical guide. Moscow, 1999. 111 p.

Ideologiya v politicheskom protsesse nezapadnykh obshchestv [Ideology in the political process of non-Western societies]. Novoe i staroe v afrikanskom mire, Moscow, 2000, pp. 47-53.

Obshchestvennaya mysl v nezavisimoi Afrika [Public Thought in Independent Africa], Moscow, 2000. Auth.: Vvedenie, pp. 3-17. 298 s).

Political leadership in Africa: key features and characteristics // East (Oriens). 2000. N 4. P. 79-90.

Vlast ' v kontekste politicheskoi modernizatsii v sovremennoi Afrika [Power in the Context of Political Modernization in Modern Africa]. 2001. N 6. p. 157-164.

Politicheskaya vlast ' i politicheskiy protsess v Afrika [Political power and the political process in Africa]. Political science. 2001. N 3. pp. 80-98.

Modern African leaders. Political Portraits, Moscow, 2001. Author: Preface. pp. 5-6; Modern African leaders: features and main features. pp. 7-25. D. K. Nyerere-the first president of Tanzania. pp. 36-44. (Rel. Ed. 218 s).

The activities of the Soviet-Somali scientific expedition // Africa in the memories of veterans of the diplomatic service. M., 2001. P. 85-96.

Political leadership in Tropical and Northern Africa: a Comparative Analysis / / Arab Countries of Western Asia and Northern Africa. Issue 5. Moscow, 2002, pp. 49-57.

J. K. Nyerere-statesman, thinker, humanist / / Julius Nyerere. Humanist, politician, thinker, Moscow, 2002, pp. 14-20.

Africa: Power and Politics, Moscow, 2004. Author: Introduction, pp. 5-13; Political Power and the political process in Africa, pp. 14-28; Political leadership and its features, pp. 47-61;

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Features of party construction and party system. pp. 102-120. (Rel. Ed. 202 s).

Power and Traditional Relations in Modern Africa / / Where are you going, Africa? Istoriko-politicheskie etudy [Historical and Political studies], Moscow, 2004, pp. 126-135.

Features of party building and the party system in the States of Tropical Africa // Bulletin of RUDN University. Ser. Political science. 2004. N 1. pp. 107-118.

Legitimacy of power as a factor of political stability / / Instability in Africa. Uroki proshego i sovremennye protsessy [Lessons of the Past and modern Processes], Moscow, 2006, pp. 174-184.

Africa: The politicization of ethnicity // Bulletin of RUDN University. Ser. Political science. 2006. N 1. pp. 100-108.

Afrika: krizis odnopartiynykh rezhimov i stanovlenie mnogopartiynosti [Africa: The crisis of one-party regimes and the formation of a multi-party system]. Obozrevatel, Moscow, 2006, no. 11, pp. 61-68.

The politicization of Islam and the Clash of Civilizations. 2007. N 2. pp. 107-115.

Ethnopolitical conflicts in Africa / / Obozrevatel. 2007. N 9. pp. 110-116.

Africa: looking for an update. Dynamics of political changes in the late XX-early XXI centuries, Moscow, 2007, 238 p.

Sub-Saharan Africa: Party-political systems and problems of pluralism of power structures / / Asia and Africa Today. 2008. N 4. pp. 33-38.

Kontseptsiya grazhdanskogo obshchestva v sotsial'no-politicheskoi mysli [The concept of civil society in socio-political Thought]. Moscow, 2008, pp. 167-182.

Evolution of party and political systems // Modern Africa. Metamorphoses of Political power, Moscow, 2009, pp. 283-299.

Afrika: problemy stanovleniya grazhdanskogo obshchestva [Africa: Problems of Civil Society Formation], Moscow, 2009. Author: Grazhdanskoe obshchestvo: usloviya formirovaniya i osnovnye kharakteristiki [Civil Society: Conditions of formation and basic characteristics], pp. 14-30; Politicheskiy pluralism in the context of civil society formation], pp. 55-77.

Political science of the development of African countries. Textbook, Moscow, 2009, 395 p.

Features of the formation of multiparty system in Africa // Mir i politika [World and Politics], Moscow, 2009, No. 5, pp. 71-82.

Anatomiya etnopoliticheskikh konfliktov [The anatomy of ethnopolitical conflicts]. 2009. N 11. pp. 91-100.

Grazhdanskoe obshchestvo v Afrika: mif ili real'nost ' [Civil Society in Africa: Myth or Reality]. 2009. N 10. pp. 50-62.

The African Union: the first results / / World and Politics. 2010. N 10. pp. 95-103.

Politicheskiy pluralizm i osobennosti stanovleniya mnogopartiynoi sistemy v Afrika [Political pluralism and features of the formation of a multiparty system in Africa]. Yearbook of RUDN University, 2010, Moscow, 2010, pp. 71-104.

Africa in the Global Structure of the World / / Russia-Africa: International cooperation to establish a Democratic World order. Issue No. 17, Moscow, 2010, pp. 37-44.

Ethnopolitical conflicts as a factor of instability on the African continent // Economic and socio-political aspects of African security. Issue No. 18, Moscow, 2010, pp. 58-63.

Features of the current political process in Tropical Africa // Proceedings of the IX All-Russian Scientific Conference "School of the Young Africanist" (Moscow, November 23-24, 2010). Moscow, 2010.pp. 44-64.

The African Union: new Searches for African integration in the era of globalization / / Yearbook 2011. RUDN University. Ser. African studies. Africa: Grounds for a New Start, Moscow, 2011, pp. 7-30.

Etnopoliticheskie konfliktsii v Afrika: istoki i tipologiya [Ethnopolitical conflicts in Africa: origins and typology]. Political science. 2011. N 1. pp. 48-58.

Formation of African political parties: genesis and features of multiparty system / / 50 years of the Year of Africa. The fate of national liberation movements. A look from Africa, Russia and Western Europe. Proceedings of the International Scientific Conference. Moscow, March 30-31, 2010, Moscow, 2011, pp. 67-76.

The crisis of authoritarianism and the problem of political leadership in Africa. 2011. N 6. pp. 91-103.

Ethnopolitical conflicts in Africa: origins and typology, Part 1. Vestnik RUDN. Ser. Politologiya [Political Science], Moscow, 2011, No. 1, pp. 48-59; Part 2, No. 2, 2011, pp. 17-26.

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