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    NEW BOOK BY GEORGE BOURNOUTIAN: "FROM TABRIZ TO ST. PETERSBURG: IRAN'S MISSION OF APOLOGY TO RUSSIA IN 1829

    By MassisPost
    Updated: March 2, 2014

    COSTA MESA, CA -- Mazda Academic Press announces the publication of Dr.

    George Bournoutian's new book: From Tabriz to St. Petersburg: Iran's
    Mission of Apology to Russia in 1829.

    This original volume, based solely on Persian and Russian primary
    sources, describes the year-long journey of the Iranian delegation
    to Russia to apologize for the murder of the Russian ambassador
    and the massacre of the entire staff of the Russian embassy (save
    one) by an angry mob in Tehran in February of 1829. The incident,
    which was sparked when an Armenian man and two Armenian women who
    sought refuge or who were brought to the Russian Embassy in Tehran,
    endangered the recent peace between Russia and Iran following the
    Second Russo-Iranian War of 1826-1828.

    The Iranian representatives left Tabriz in two groups: the first
    in March and the second in May 1829. The first group went through
    Nakhichevan, Yerevan, Sardarabad, Etchmiadzin, Gyumri, Spitak,
    and Stepanavan to Tiflis. The second group went through Karabagh
    and Ganja to Tiflis From there the two groups united and went on to
    Moscow and from there to St. Petersburg, where they stayed for more
    than two months.

    The mission, headed by Khosrow Mirza, the 16-year-old seventh son
    of Crown Prince 'Abbas Mirza, carried letters of apology and gifts
    to the Tsar. It returned on February 27, 1830, after successfully
    accomplishing its task. The young Prince had not only charmed the
    Tsar, the royal family and the nobility, but had also managed to
    reduce Iran's war indemnity payment to Russia. His skillful diplomacy
    saved Iran from Russian retaliation, strengthened Russo-Iranian ties,
    and lessened the British influence in Iran.

    The present study, utilizing Persian and Russian contemporary accounts,
    is a detailed and daily account of the long journey and experiences
    of the Iranian delegation in Armenia and Georgia, its stay in the
    various Russian cities such as Vladikavkaz, Stavropol, Voronezh,
    Moscow, and especially its long stay in St. Petersburg. The Iranians
    met a number of Armenian officials in the service of Russia and
    visited the Lazarian Institute. It should serve as a primary source
    on Russo-Iranian relations in the first third of the 19th century.

    The 360-page book contains 8 special maps, photos, facsimiles of the
    original manuscripts and can be obtained from Mazda Academic Press.

    http://massispost.com/2014/03/new-book-by-george-bournoutian-from-tabriz-to-st-petersburg-irans-mission-of-apology-to-russia-in-1829/



    From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress
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