Russians in Iran : diplomacy and power in the Qajar era and beyond /: diplomacy and power in the Qajar era and beyond. (2018)

• Record Type: Book
• Further Information: Note: Edited by Rudi Matthee and Elena Andreeva.
• Editors: Matthee, Rudolph P, 1953-; Andreeva, Elena, 1963-
• Contents: Introduction Rudi MattheePart I: War and Diplomacy: The Nineteenth Century 1. The Early Stages of Russo-Iranian Relations Muriel Atkin 2. The Khan, the Shah and the Tsar: The Khanate of Talesh between Iran and Russia Soli Shahvar and Emil Abramoff 3. Alexander Sergeevich Griboedov: Russian Imperial James Bond malgre lui Firuza Melville 4. Russian Government Actions against Russian Deserters in Iran in the Nineteenth Century Elena AndreevaPart II: Intelligence and Intrusion: The Turn of the Twentieth Century 5. Nest of Revolution: The Caucasus, Iran and Armenians Houri Berberian 6. The Discount-and-Loan Bank as an Agent of Russian Interests in Iran Irina Pavlova 7. Infidel Aggression: The Russian Assault on the Holy Shrine of Mashhad, 1912 Rudi MattheePart III: Officers and Orientalists: The First Half of the Twentieth Century 8. K. N. Smirnov's Letters Sent from the Caucasian Front as a Source for the Study of Iran's Military and Political Conditions in 1915-1916 N. K. Ter-Oganov 9. Vladimir Minorsky and the Iran-Iraq War, or the Centenary of 'Minorsky's Frontier' Denis Volkov10. Nikolai L. Markov (1882-1957), Architect, Captain of the Russian Military Corps of Engineers, General in the Iranian Army Lana Ravandi-FadaiPart IV: Ideology and Occupation: The 1930s and 1940s11. Soviet Officials in Tehran during the 1930s: From Origins in the USSR's Periphery to Foreign Service in Iran Mary Yoshinari12. Convenient Comrades: Re-assessing the Relationship between the Soviet Union and the Tudeh Party during the British-Soviet Occupation of Iran, 1941-1946 Rowena Abdul Razak13. The USSR and the Allied Occupation of Iran in August 1941: The Untold Story of a Difficult Decision Nikolay Kozhanov Index.
• Publisher Details: London : I.B. Tauris & Co. Ltd
• Publication Date: 2018
• Copyright Date: 2018
• Extent: 1 online resource (xv, 320 pages), illustrations
• Subjects: 327.47055; Russians -- Iran; Diplomatic relations; Qajar Dynasty (Iran); Russians; Russia -- Foreign relations -- Iran; Iran -- Foreign relations -- Russia; Iran -- History -- Qajar dynasty, 1794-1925; Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- Iran; Iran -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union; Iran; Russia; Soviet Union; History
• Languages: English
• ISBNs: 9781786723369; 1786723360
• Related ISBNs: 178453899X; 9781784538996
• Notes: Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.; Note: Print version record.
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