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Record Nr.

UNINA9910451622403321

Autore

Yodfat Aryeh <1923-, >

Titolo

The Soviet Union and revolutionary Iran / / Aryeh Y. Yodfat

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London : , : Routledge, , 2011

ISBN

1-283-57822-0

9786613890672

1-136-83371-4

0-203-83206-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (179 p.)

Collana

Routledge library editions. Iran ; ; v. 34

Disciplina

327.47055

Soggetti

Electronic books.

Soviet Union History

Soviet Union Foreign relations Iran

Iran Foreign relations Soviet Union

Soviet Union Foreign relations 1945-1991

Iran Foreign relations 1941-1979

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

First published in 1984.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; The Soviet Union and revolutionary Iran; Copyright; Contents; Preface; List of Abbreviations; 1. Russia's Old Regime - Persia 'Slipped out of Russian Hands'; 2. The Soviet Regime - Between Good Neighbourlinessand Intervention (1917-1953); 3. The Soviet Union and the Shah's Regime - Attempts to Win and Influence (1953 -1978); 4. The Soviets and the Fall of the Shah's Regime (1978 -January 1979); 5. The Soviets and the First Stages of the Islamic Revolution (February-November 1979); 6. The Islamic Republic: the Soviets see Chances and Opportunities (November 1979-September 1980)

7. Iran at War: Closer to the Soviets but still Distant and Unapproachable (September 1980-end 1982)8. Rifts with Moscow growing Again: the Soviets waiting for Options; Select bibliography; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Relations between the USSR and Iran during the period from the overthrow of the Shah and the establishment of the Islamic Republic up



to early 1983 are reviewed in this book. It begins with a brief survey of Russian-Persian relations in earlier years, with a focus on the developments that served as a background to the current events. It examines Soviet attitudes and reactions to Iran's foreign and internal policy and highlights the way in which the Soviets often raise events of which they do not approve in order to draw Iran closer to them. In particular, the book discusses the Soviet respo