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Persian Socialist Soviet Republic

A short-lived Soviet republic in north-west Persia, 1920–1921.

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It is also known as the Socialist Soviet Republic of Gilan or the Gilan Republic.[1] A Soviet republic that existed briefly in northwestern Persia, located south of the Caspian Sea, was never recognized as a state.[1]

Key facts and history

Rothstein sent a message to Soviet officers among Ehsanollah Khan's force not to obey his orders, resulting in that campaign's defeat.[2] Historian Kayhan A. Nejad counters that Soviet leaders withdrew support after months of infighting between communist and non-communist factions.[3] According to Cosroe Chaqueri, the Soviet Union's shift in priority from promoting global revolution to safeguarding itself led to the withdrawal of backing for the Gilan Republic.[4] Letters exchanged between Soviet ambassador Theodore Rothstein and Mirza Kuchak Khan provide clear evidence for that interpretation.[2]

What the research sources say

The Open Library edition record for ISBN 9781567207576 lists "Global Security Watch--Iran : a Reference Handbook", published by ABC-CLIO, LLC in 2008.[5] The Open Library edition record for ISBN 9780765612823 lists "Islam in Russia", published by M.E. Sharpe in 2004, with 566 pages.[6]

References

  1. Wikipedia, "Persian Socialist Soviet Republic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Abrahamian, "A history of modern Iran", Cambridge University Press, 2008, p. 59–61; Mattair, "Global Security Watch—Iran", Praeger Security International, 2008, p. 7; Hunter, "Islam in Russia", Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2004, p. 317; Mattair, "Global Security Watch—Iran", Praeger Security International, 2008, p. 7; :glk:گیلانˇ_شؤرایي_جؤمۊري; Hunter, "Islam in Russia", Center for Strategic and International Studies, 2004, p. 317 (we also read that source) en.wikipedia.org
  2. Wikipedia, "Persian Socialist Soviet Republic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: "Behrooz", SFSU; Fakhrayi, "Sardar-e Jangal", Javidan, 1983 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  3. Wikipedia, "Persian Socialist Soviet Republic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Nejad, "Provincial Revolution and Regional Anti-Colonialism: The Soviets in Iran, 1920–1921", Slavic Review, 2023, p. 378–400 (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  4. Wikipedia, "Persian Socialist Soviet Republic" (CC BY-SA 4.0), which cites: Atabaki, "Chaqueri, Cosroe. The Soviet Socialist Republic of Iran, 1920–1921. Birth of the Trauma. [Pitt Series in Russian and East European Studies.] University of Pittsburgh Press, Pittsburgh [etc.] n.d. [1995.] xxvii, (original not read by us) en.wikipedia.org
  5. Open Library record, ISBN 9781567207576 ("Global Security Watch--Iran : a Reference Handbook"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org
  6. Open Library record, ISBN 9780765612823 ("Islam in Russia"). CC0 (metadata); book content not read. openlibrary.org

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