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Drawing on recently declassified and previously unpublished archival documents, Denis V. Volkov presents an in-depth analysis of Russian and Soviet Iranian studies as a leading sub-domain within the broader field of Oriental studies in the period from the 1850s to 1941, and analyses its involvement in Russia's foreign policy towards Iran.

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A note of transliteration; Alphabetical list of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. Foucauldian notions and their applicability to the Russian case; 2. Organisational set-up of oriental studies in late Imperial Russia; 3. Organisational set-up of early Soviet Oriental studies (1917–41); 4. Between cultures and states: Russian orientologists and Russia's Eastern policy; 5. The birth and death of red orientalism (1917–41); General conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; List of archives used for research; Index.

Russias Turn to Persia

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      Publisher: Cambridge University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 16/08/2018
      ISBN13: 9781108490788, 978-1108490788
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      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Drawing on recently declassified and previously unpublished archival documents, Denis V. Volkov presents an in-depth analysis of Russian and Soviet Iranian studies as a leading sub-domain within the broader field of Oriental studies in the period from the 1850s to 1941, and analyses its involvement in Russia's foreign policy towards Iran.

      Table of Contents
      A note of transliteration; Alphabetical list of abbreviations and acronyms; Introduction; 1. Foucauldian notions and their applicability to the Russian case; 2. Organisational set-up of oriental studies in late Imperial Russia; 3. Organisational set-up of early Soviet Oriental studies (1917–41); 4. Between cultures and states: Russian orientologists and Russia's Eastern policy; 5. The birth and death of red orientalism (1917–41); General conclusion; Appendix; Bibliography; List of archives used for research; Index.

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