{"product_id":"2940148460275","title":"RUSSIAN ELITE IMAGE OF IRAN: FROM THE LATE SOVIET ERA TO THE PRESENT","description":"Since the late Soviet era, the presence of Iran has\u003cbr\u003eloomed large in the minds of the Russian elite. Their vision\u003cbr\u003eof Iran has been incorporated in the general view of\u003cbr\u003ethe Russian relationship with the Muslim world. Soon\u003cbr\u003eafter the end of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics\u003cbr\u003e(USSR)—and even before—increasing numbers of Russian\u003cbr\u003eintellectuals became disenchanted with the West,\u003cbr\u003eespecially the United States, and looked for alternative\u003cbr\u003egeopolitical alliances. The Muslim world, with Iran at\u003cbr\u003ethe center, became one of the possible alternatives.\u003cbr\u003eIran became especially important in the geopolitical\u003cbr\u003econstruction of Eurasianists or neo-Eurasianists who\u003cbr\u003ebelieved that Russia’s alliance with Iran is essential for\u003cbr\u003eRussia’s rise to power. Yet, by the middle of Russian\u003cbr\u003ePresident Vladimir Putin’s tenure, increasing tension\u003cbr\u003ewith the Muslim community and the rise of Russian\u003cbr\u003enationalism had led to more complicated views of the\u003cbr\u003eRussian elite on Iran. At present, the Russian elite does\u003cbr\u003enot mind using Iran as a bargaining chip in its dealings\u003cbr\u003ewith the West, especially the United States, and as a\u003cbr\u003emarket for Russian weapons and other goods and\u003cbr\u003eservices. However, the dream of a Russian-Iran axis is\u003cbr\u003eapparently abandoned for good.","brand":"ReadCycle","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47122389663984,"sku":"2940148460275","price":2.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/2940148460275_p0.jpg?v=1763703403","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/2940148460275","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}