The Soviet Union and Mossadegh's Government at the Height of the Cold War

Muhammed Mossadegh's left-wing government in Iran established close ties with the Soviet Union in the early 1950s. This seminar will explore those ties and the reactions of U.S. policymakers to what they saw as the Soviet government's dangerous inroads into a key energy-producing region.

Event Speakers

Jamil Hasanli: Professor Emeritus of Modern History, Baku State University

Mark Kramer: Director, Cold War Studies Project, Davis Center

Host or Publisher Davis Center for Russian and Eurasian Studies