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This book examines the Russian explorers and officials in the nineteenth and early twentieth century who came into contact with Iran as a part of the Great Game. It demonstrates the development of Russia's own form of Orientalism, a phenomenon that has previously been thought to be exclusive to the West.Elena Andreeva is the author of 'Russia and Iran in the Great Game: Travelogues and Orientalism (Routledge Studies in Middle Eastern History)', published 2007 under ISBN 9780415771535 and ISBN 0415771536.
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