The Soviet Union And Iranian Azerbaijan: The Use Of Nationalism For Political Penetration

by David B Nissman

Overview

Iranian Azerbaijan--an ideological battle-field between Moscow and Tehran--has been a target for Soviet takeover since the formation of the USSR. The effort gained impetus when the Red Army occupied northern Iran in 1941, bringing with it a special detachment of Soviet Azeri Communist Party activists whose goal was to stimulate a national liberatio

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781000305845
Publisher:	Taylor & Francis
Publication date:	06/12/2019
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
Pages:	123
Lexile:	1480L (what's this?)
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

David B. Nissman is a consultant on Soviet Turkic affairs to several U.S. government agencies.

Table of Contents

Introduction -- The Bolshevist Movement in Soviet and Iranian Azerbaijan from 1905–1921 -- The Red Army's Occupation of Iran and the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic -- The "Southern Question" in Postwar Soviet Azerbaijan -- The Impact of the Fall of the Pahlavis -- The Current Soviet-Iranian Competition for Iranian Azerbaijan -- Appendix A -- Appendix B