Said Gafurov

Said Gafurov
Саид Гафуров
Born (1967-04-19) 19 April 1967
Academic background
Alma materMoscow State University
Thesis (1997)
Doctoral advisorAlexander Buzgalin
InfluencesKarl Marx, Alexander Buzgalin, John Keynes, Bertrand Russell
Academic work
DisciplinePolitical economy; Probability; Securities research; International Economics; Orientalism; Islamic studies; Philosophy
School or traditionDevelopment economics; Marxist economics; Positivist economics; New Keynesian economics, Post-Keynesian economics
Notable ideasPolitical economy; Development economics; Ergodic Theory; Securities research; Orientalism; Islamic studies

Said Zakirovich Gafurov (born 1967) is a Russian scholar, Marxian economist, orientalist, bureaucrat, and opera critic. After working in the government in his early career now is an associate professor at Moscow State Linguistic University. His journalism centers on trade unionist activities and electoral politics. He also hosts the web shows Point of view: Orient, Point of view: Economy, and Point of view: Behind the Ocean on Pravda.