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Abstract: During the spring of 1920, Soviet Russia supported two uprisings, which were under way or being planned in the north Persian provinces of Guilan and Khorasan with the intended aim of exporting the revolution to Persia. The decisive role in these events was played by local Soviet organs in Transcaucasia and Trans-Caspia, or in other words in Central Asia. Indeed, Moscow soon sanctioned their approach and established the general limits of the Soviet involvement. Ultimately, both attempts at exporting the revolution into Persia failed due to the inability of the rebels to gain the unqualified support of the population; their inability to coordinate their activities and finally, due to the unwillingness of the Soviet regime to provide direct military assistance to the rebels. This failure, consequently persuaded the Soviet Government to follow the direction of establishing proper diplomatic channels in their relationship with Persia. |
