Iran: History and Culture in the Middle Ages and Modern Times (Iran. Istoriya i kultura v srednie veka i novoe vremya), 1980. In Russian.

Иран. История и культура в средние века и новое время.
Ответственный редактор Н. А. Кузнецова. Академия наук СССР. Институт востоковедения.
Москва: Наука, Главная редакция восточной литературы, 1980.
197 с. Обычный формат. Тираж 5000 экз. Мягкая издательская обложка.
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Iran: History and Culture in the Middle Ages and Modern Times (Iran. Istoriya i kultura v srednie veka i novoe vremya).
Editor-in-Chief N. A. Kuznetsova. Academy of Sciences of the USSR. Institute of Oriental Studies.
Moscow: Nauka, Central Editorial Office of Oriental Literature, 1980.
197 pp. Standard format. Edition of 5000 copies. Publisher's softcover.

This 1980 scholarly collection, issued by the Institute of Oriental Studies, represents a significant contribution to Soviet Iranology during a period of renewed academic interest in the Persian past. The text provides a deep dive into the internal logic of Iran’s sociopolitical evolution, including the arrangement of specialized articles focusing predominantly on the transitional era from the second half of the 18th century to the mid-19th century. The authors present fresh archival materials regarding the internecine power struggles that plagued the nation following the collapse of the Safavid order, with specific focus on the Zand and early Qajar dynasties.  Cultural and religious life is explored through the lens of intellectual history, alongside critical analyses of medieval Persian poetry. A highlight of the volume is the comprehensive bibliography (pp. 176–196), which catalogs the foundational Soviet research on Iranian history published between 1966 and 1977. As a vital primary source, this volume documents the multidisciplinary approach of the Moscow school of Orientalism, bridging the gap between classical medieval studies and modern history. Published with a modest print run of 5,000 copies, this softcover edition is a significant bibliographical rarity for Iranologists, historians of the Middle East, and collectors of academic publications from the "Nauka" Oriental series.