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2 Articles by: Peyman Jafari

Peyman Jafari is a historian and postdoctoral research associate at Princeton University.

When the Red Flag Flew Over Iran

In 1920, a Soviet Socialist Republic was established in Iran’s Gilan province. A century later, the short-lived state stands as a powerful reminder of the long-running struggles in the Middle East to defeat both foreign imperialism and domestic oppressors.