Irina Viktorovna Potkina’s new book “In anticipation of a disaster. State and Economy Russia in 1914–1917” reflects her significant contribution to the Russian history. The purpose article is present brief survey Anglo-American appraisal recent histo-riography based on sample thematic issues journal translations, “Russian Studies History”. This sheds light current questions, topics, methods sou...

After the collapse of Soviet Union, Iran was second country, after Turkey to recognize an independent Turkmenistan in year 1991. This sincere diplomatic attitude by did not end there, it also reflected economic, political and socio-cultural relations established with country coming days. The 1,148 km long land border, sharing Caspian Sea thousands years historical more than 1 million Turkmen li...