In the belly of the bear? : Soviet-Iranian relations during the reign of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi
Journal: St Andrews Research Repository (St Andrews Research Repository)
Year: 2015

The question mark of the project's title alludes to a critical reexamination of Soviet-&#13;\nIranian relations during the period and aims to offer an original contribution to&#13;\nscholarship in the field by exploring an aspect of Pahlavi foreign relations that lacks any&#13;\ndetailed treatment in the literature presently available. In pursuit of this goal, research&#13;\nhas been concentrated on recently-released western archival documentation, the Iranian&#13;\nStudies collection held at th