EVOLUTION OF RUSSIAN HISTORIOGRAPHY FOR "THE LIBYAN ISSUE": FORMATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF THE MAIN RESEARCH THEMES

This article is devoted to the general review of Russian historiography of Libyan studies. The main themes and issues in research of socio-political and economic processes in Libya are emphasized. The aim is to analyze the Soviet (until 1991) and the Post-Soviet (1991-2011) periods in Russian Oriental studies. The author offers a detailed review of articles, monographs, dissertations on Libyan issues, which were published during the mentioned period.

Libya, Gaddafi, history, historiography, foreign policy