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In this paper I want to try to demonstrate that there exists a historical continuity in Russian interest in the Middle East, that Soviet activities in this century are partly a continuation of Russian activities in the nineteenth. The revolution of 1917 was without doubt a watershed but Russia survived as a state whose historical memory and experience could not be completely erased. This historical approach may help to explain Soviet policy today.
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Hopwood, D. (1979). Soviet Policy in the Middle East. In: Stein, G., Steinbach, U. (eds) The Contemporary Middle Eastern Scene. Schriften des Deutschen Orient-Instituts. VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-322-97145-6_1
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