Conferences
Academic conferences, lectures and symposia exploring Persian and Iranian studies.
Russian Orientalism to Soviet Iranology: The Persian-speaking World and its History Through Russian Eyes
The Soviet Union possessed a long tradition of Iranian Studies, a tradition which it inherited from imperial Russia but transformed to suit its sense of its own historical mission. This tradition had its origins within the framework of Russian Orientalism as this developed during the nineteenth century age of imperial expansion. After 1921, under the […]
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The Other Europe: Eastern Europeans and Safavid Communities in Spain and Its Wider World
Euroest (The Other Europe: Eastern Europeans and Safavid Communities in Spain and Its Wider World) and the Generalitat Valenciana sponsored the session held at the University of Alicante, Spain with the financial support of the Soudaar Memorial Foundation. The International Seminar highlights new approaches and methods for the study of Eastern Europeans and Safavid Communities […]
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