Tadeusz Swietochowski

Tadeusz Swietochowski (Polish: Tadeusz Świętochowski, born 1934) is a Polish historian and Caucasologist. He is a Professor of the History Dept. at Monmouth University,^[1] Honorary Doctor of Khazar University and Baku State University and Honorary Member of Central Eurasian Studies Society.^[2] His fields include the modern history of the Middle East and Azerbaijan. Swietochowski was acclaimed as the leading specialist on the modern history of Azerbaijan.^[3]

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)
• Azerbejdżan i Rosja : kolonializm, islam i narodowość w podzielonym kraju, ISP PAN, 1998
• Historical Dictionary of Azerbaijan (co-author, 1999)
• Azerbejdżan, Warszawa, Trio, 2006

Notes

1. "Tadeusz Swietochowski (Monmouth University)". Columbia.edu. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
2. "CESS Honorary Members". Cess.muohio.edu. Retrieved 2009-03-23.
3. Vicken Cheterian. Uncontested ruler of Azerbaijan // Le Monde diplomatique, February 2006.

External links

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