Zurab Todua

Zurab Todua (Russian: Зураб Джумберович Тодуа; born 25 December 1963[1]) is a Moldovan historian, politician, politologue, publicist and writer, who served as deputy in the Parliament of Moldova between 2010-2014.

Zurab Todua
Member of the Parliament of Moldova
In office 2010–2014
Personal details
Born	(1963-12-25) 25 December 1963 Șoldănești, Moldavian SSR, Soviet Union
Political party	Party of Communists of the Republic of Moldova
Parents	Djumberi Todua (father)
Alma mater	State University of Moldova
Occupation	Historian, politician, politologue, publicist, writer

Since 1991 Todua has researched political, social-economical, inter-ethnic and religious problems in post-soviet space (CIS), being specialised on the conflict regions and zones, and on religious extremism. Todua is well known in Russian-language area, and often is presented as a 'Russian' politologue.[2][3][4]

Todua was born in Șoldănești, then part of the Moldavian SSR within the Soviet Union, to a Georgian father and a Moldovan mother.[5] His father, Djumberi Todua, as well is a communist politician who served as deputy in Moldovan Parliament in 2001-2005.[6]

In 1990s, Todua worked as special correspondent, then observer for Russian newspapers "Панорама" (Panorama), "Россия" (Rossiya), and "Новая газета" (Novaya gazeta).[7]

He wrote the following books: «Новая Чечено-Ингушетия» (1992), «Азербайджан сегодня» (1995), «Поединок на азиатском ковре» (1999), «Узбекистан между прошлым и будущим» (2000), «Азербайджанский пасьянс» (2001), «Экспансия исламистов на Кавказе и в Центральной Азии» (2006), «Молдавия и молдавские коммунисты. Политическая хроника переломной эпохи 1988 – 2008» (2009), «Провал «Альянса за Евро» (2010).[8]