Professor Igor P. Lipovsky is a distinguished scholar of Near Eastern History. He is the author of nine books written in English and Russian, and has published more than a hundred ...view moreProfessor Igor P. Lipovsky is a distinguished scholar of Near Eastern History. He is the author of nine books written in English and Russian, and has published more than a hundred articles in American, British, German and Russian journals. He taught at universities in Russia, Israel, and the United States. He was born March 7, 1950, in Moscow, Russia; now, he is a United States citizen and lives in Washington D.C.view less