Career
He has received degrees in history and education from Rostov-on-Don State University and Rostov-on-Don State Pedagogical University, and has a Doctor of Philosophy in history.
He has received degrees in history and education from Rostov-on-Don State University and Rostov-on-Don State Pedagogical University, and has a Doctor of Philosophy in history.
Markedonov has written extensively on the Caucasus, Russia"s Caucasian republics, and post-soviet conflicts in academic journals such as Central Asia and The Caucasus Journal of Social and Political Studies and Russia in Foreign Affairs. He has also given many interviews and published expert opinions on the subject in global media publications, including The New York Times, The Washington Post Russia Today, The Washington Times and RIA Novosti.