Faculty Member at the University of Tehran;History Department
10.30484/jii.2026.3357
Abstract
Iran-Russia Rivalries over the Caspian Sea (18th Century) by Zaven Arabajian is an attempt to reconstruct the “Caspian story” of the eighteenth century as a continuous narrative, drawing upon Russian archival documents, classical European sources, and recent Iranian scholarship. It is a narrative that takes seriously both the logic of the Russian Empire and the internal condition of Safavid Iran from the late Safavid era to the dawn of the Qajar period. The book’s central focus is the reconstruction of “the rivalry between Russia and Iran over the coasts of the Caspian Sea in the 18th century.” Arabajian organizes the book into two major sections: the first, titled “Peter I/the Great,” and the second, “Catherine II/the Great.” At the same time, it addresses both Iran’s internal transition from the late Safavid to the early Qajar period and the evolution of the logic underpinning the Russian imperial project
Rashtiyani, G. (2026). Iran–Russia Rivalries over the Caspian Sea in the Narrative of Arabajian. International Journal of Iranian-Islamic Studies, 15(3), -. doi: 10.30484/jii.2026.3357
MLA
Rashtiyani, G. . "Iran–Russia Rivalries over the Caspian Sea in the Narrative of Arabajian", International Journal of Iranian-Islamic Studies, 15, 3, 2026, -. doi: 10.30484/jii.2026.3357
HARVARD
Rashtiyani, G. (2026). 'Iran–Russia Rivalries over the Caspian Sea in the Narrative of Arabajian', International Journal of Iranian-Islamic Studies, 15(3), pp. -. doi: 10.30484/jii.2026.3357
CHICAGO
G. Rashtiyani, "Iran–Russia Rivalries over the Caspian Sea in the Narrative of Arabajian," International Journal of Iranian-Islamic Studies, 15 3 (2026): -, doi: 10.30484/jii.2026.3357
VANCOUVER
Rashtiyani, G. Iran–Russia Rivalries over the Caspian Sea in the Narrative of Arabajian. International Journal of Iranian-Islamic Studies, 2026; 15(3): -. doi: 10.30484/jii.2026.3357
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