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This is the unknown story of how Zionists imprisoned by Soviet
authorities were allowed to choose sentences of permanent departure
to Palestine, where they helped build Jewish society, the backbone
of left-wing parties, and the powerful trade union movement. These
leading authors bring to light undiscovered documents from archives
opened after the collapse of the Soviet Union and go on to revise
fundamental assumptions about these events. They examine the means
by which internal power struggles and personal interventions in the
uppermost echelons of the Soviet leadership allowed the Zionists to
disseminate their message and recruit thousands of members before
the massive arrests of the mid-1920s; demonstrate the extent to
which personal contacts between Zionists and those who aided them,
Soviet leaders and members of the security services, were vital to
initiating and sustaining the practice of substitution; and using a
broad array of British and Zionist documents, they reveal the
crucial role of Anglo-Zionist co-operation in facilitating the
immigration of Zionist convicts. This book will of great interest
to all students and scholars of Jewish and Israeli, Russian and
Soviet and European and British history.
Why did the Soviet Union spark war in 1967 between Israel and the
Arab states by falsely informing Syria and Egypt that Israel was
massing troops on the Syrian border? Based on newly available
archival sources, "The Soviet Union and the June 1967 Six Day War"
answers this controversial question more fully than ever before.
Directly opposing the thesis of the recently published "Foxbats
over Dimona" by Isabella Ginor and Gideon Remez, the contributors
to this volume argue that Moscow had absolutely no intention of
starting a war. The Soviet Union's reason for involvement in the
region had more to do with enhancing its own status as a Cold War
power than any desire for particular outcomes for Syria and Egypt.
In addition to assessing Soviet involvement in the June 1967
Arab-Israeli Six Day War, this book covers the USSR's relations
with Syria and Egypt, Soviet aims, U.S. and Israeli perceptions of
Soviet involvement, Soviet intervention in the Egyptian-Israeli War
of Attrition (1969-70), and the impact of the conflicts on
Soviet-Jewish attitudes. This book as a whole demonstrates how the
Soviet Union's actions gave little consideration to the long- or
mid-term consequences of their policy, and how firing the first
shot compelled them to react to events.
Despite growing interest in the Baha'is of Iran, research on the
history of this often-persecuted minority community has been
limited by the availability of primary sources. 'The Baha'is of
Iran, Transcaspia and the Caucasus' will help to fill this gap by
assembling for the first time diplomatic reports and official
correspondence from Russian archives. Volume 2 of this collection
documents from the Russian standpoint the dramatic Babi upheavals,
the persecution of Babis and Baha'is in Iran, and events including
the landmark Ashgabat murder trial. This volume thus provides
fascinating insights into the perspective of one of the players of
the 'Great Game' in the region, making this book an invaluable
resource for anyone interested in Babi and Baha'i history, the
history of religion and minorities, Russo-Persian relations or
Qajar Iran.
Despite growing interest in the Baha'is of Iran, research on the
history of this often-persecuted minority community has been
limited by the availability of sources. 'The Baha'is of Iran,
Transcaspia and the Caucasus' will help to fill this gap by
assembling for the first time original material from Russian
archives. Volume 1 of this set showcases letters from the Rozen
collection, including those of diplomats, army officers and
scholars, candidly revealing the Russian perspective on
developments concerning the Baha'is in Iran and Russia. In addition
to the complete texts in their original languages, the authors
provide both annotated translations and analytical introductions
which supply essential background information, thus making this
book an invaluable resource for anyone interested in Babi and
Baha'i history, the history of religion and minorities,
Russo-Persian relations or Qajar Iran.
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