Book
The history of international relations between Iran and Russia (XIX - early XX century)
Еditor: Mamedova Nina
Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences
Москва, 2014, 228 p.
The monograph describes different stages in the development of ties be-tween Russia and Iran. Various factors of this development are elaborated. Comparative analysis of Russian and Iranian interests is done with a special accent on interstate relations after Islamic Revolution in 1979 and collapse of the USSR. The author researches such important problems of modern period of interrelations as issues of legal status of the Caspian Sea, diplomatic and economic relations including military-technical cooperation and cooperation in the sphere of nuclear power, fight against drug-traffic and some others. The book is based on a wide range of sources, mainly on Iranian ones which were put into academic circulation for the first time ever. It also includes personal impressions of the author, who worked as a diplomat in the Embassy of Iran in Russia. The author also widely uses Russian sources which allow him to estimate objectively the state and prospects of Russian-Iranian relations. The book opens with the article written by the Ambassador of IRI in RF Reza Saradji. The work has a Supplement containing 19 official documents.
РУССКАЯ ВЕРСИЯ: История межгосударственных отношений Ирана и России (XIX – начала XX века)