Galina Stepanovna Nikitina Explained

Galina Stepanovna Nikitina (Russian: Галина Степановна Никитина; 1924 – 20 March 1982) — Soviet lawyer and orientalist, Candidate of Juridical Sciences (1953), Doctor of Historical Sciences (1977),[1] author of the book «The State of Israel» (Russian: «Государство Израиль») – the first monographic study in Soviet literature of the history and economics of the state of Israel.[2]

Early life and education

Born into a family of employees. Her mother is Zinaida Ivanovna Nikitina (Russian: Зинаида Ивановна Никитина). In 1948, Galina Stepanovna graduated from the Institute of Foreign Trade. In 1953 she graduated from graduate school at the Institute of Law of the USSR Academy of Sciences. In 1953, Galina defended her dissertation on «The International Legal Regime of the Suez Canal» (Russian: «Международно-правовой режим Суэцкого канала») and received the academic degree of Candidate of Juridical Sciences.[3]

Career and research

In 1956, Stepanova’s book was published, The Suez Canal is the national treasure of the Egyptian people (Russian: «Суэцкий канал — национальное достояние египетского народа»); this book was translated into German and Arabic and published in them in 1957. From 1957 until her last days, Nikitina was a research fellow at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. She devoted almost 25 years of her life to researching the problems of the Middle East. In 1968 she wrote the book «The State of Israel: A Historical, Economic and Political Study» (Russian: «Государство Израиль : Особенности экономического и политического развития»),[4] this book has been translated and published in Arabic (1969), Polish (1970) and English (1973). Stepanova is the author of the article «Israel» in the third edition of the Great Soviet Encyclopedia.[5] In 1977, Galina defended her dissertation «The State of Israel: Features of Economic and Political Development» (Russian: «Государство Израиль: Особенности экономического и политического развития») and received the academic degree of Doctor of Historical Sciences.[6] Stepanova member of the CPSU. She worked as a senior researcher at the Institute of Oriental Studies of the USSR Academy of Sciences. Nikitina did a lot of public work. She was the chairman of the Asian Commission of the Soviet Women's Committee, was elected a member of the board of the Soviet-Iraqi Friendship Society, took an active part in the work of the Soviet Afro-Asian Solidarity Committee, the Soviet Peace Committee, and the Russian Palestine Society .

The scope of her scientific interests: criticism of the concepts of chauvinism, expansionism and racism, which, according to Stepanova, are inherent in the ideology and political practice of Zionism.[7]

Death

She died after a long and serious illness.[8]

Works

In Russian

In English

In German

In Arabic

In Polish

Notes and References

  1. Народы Азии и Африки. // сентябрь―октябрь. /5. 1982 / С. 216―217
  2. Г. С. Никитина, Государство Израиль : (Особенности экон. и полит. развития) / АН СССР. Ин-т народов Азии. - Москва : Наука, 1968. - 413 с.; 21 см.
  3. https://search.rsl.ru/ru/search#s=pubyear&q=author%3A(никитина%20галина%20степановна) Никитина, Галина Степановна в РГБ
  4. Г. С. Никитина, Государство Израиль : (Особенности экон. и полит. развития) / АН СССР. Ин-т народов Азии. - Москва : Наука, 1968. - 413 с.; 21 см.
  5. Израиль // Большая советская энциклопедия : [в 30 т.] / гл. ред. А. М. Прохоров. — 3-е изд. — М. : Советская энциклопедия, 1969—1978
  6. https://search.rsl.ru/ru/search#s=pubyear&q=author%3A(никитина%20галина%20степановна) Никитина, Галина Степановна в РГБ
  7. Народы Азии и Африки. // сентябрь―октябрь. /5. 1982 / С. 216―217 / Памяти Галины Степановны Никитиной
  8. Народы Азии и Африки. // сентябрь―октябрь. /5. 1982 / С. 216―217 / Памяти Галины Степановны Никитиной