Zurab Todua (Russian: ????? ??????????? ?????; born 25 December 1963) is a Moldovan historian, politician, politologue, publicist and writer, who served as deputy in the Parliament of Moldova between 2010-2014.
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.Todua was born in ?oldane?ti, then part of the Moldavian SSR within the Soviet Union, to a Georgian father and a Moldovan mother.
His father, Djumberi Todua, as well is a communist politician who served as deputy in Moldovan Parliament in 2001-2005.In 1990s, Todua worked as special correspondent, then observer for Russian newspapers "????????" (Panorama), "??????" (Rossiya), and "????? ??????" (Novaya gazeta).He wrote the following books: «????? ??????-?????????» (1992), «??????????? ???????» (1995), «???????? ?? ????????? ?????» (1999), «?????????? ????? ??????? ? ???????» (2000), «??????????????? ???????» (2001), «????????? ?????????? ?? ??????? ? ? ??????????? ????» (2006), «???????? ? ?????????? ??????????.