Tadeusz Swietochowski is a Polish-American historian and Caucasologist

Caucasology

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. He is a Professor

Professor

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 of the History Dept. at Monmouth University

Monmouth University

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, Honorary Doctor of Khazar University

Khazar University

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 and Baku State University

Baku State University

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 and Honorary Member of Central Eurasian Studies Society

Central Eurasian Studies Society

The Central Eurasian Studies Society is a North American-based society for scholars concerned with the Central Eurasian region. The society seeks to "promote high standards of research and teaching, and to foster communication among scholars through meetings and publications", and to "facilitate...

. His fields include the modern history of the Middle East

Middle East

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 and Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan , officially the Republic of Azerbaijan is the largest country in the Caucasus region of Eurasia. Located at the crossroads of Western Asia and Eastern Europe, it is bounded by the Caspian Sea to the east, Russia to the north, Georgia to the northwest, Armenia to the west, and Iran to...

. Swietochowski was acclaimed as the leading specialist on the modern history of Azerbaijan

History of Azerbaijan

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He also lectured at the Warsaw University as Fulbright Senior Specialist.

Notable works

• Russian Azerbaijan, 1905-1920: The Shaping of a National Identity in a Muslim Community, Cambridge University Press, 1985
• Russia and Azerbaijan. A Borderland in Transition, New York, Columbia University Press, 1995 (Translated into Azerbaijani by Khazar University Press
  Khazar University Press
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• Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan (co-author, 1999)
• Azerbejdżan, Warszawa, Trio, 2006

External links

• Interview
• Tadeusz Swietochowski. Azerbaijan: The Hidden Faces of Islam // World Policy Journal. Volume XIX, No 3, Fall 2002.