TEHRAN (ICRO) _ The first volume of "Persia, the History of an Unknown Country" has been published in Russia as the first book of the series of "The Footprint of Time".
According to the Public Relations of Islamic Culture and Relations Organization, although the history of Iran and its literary, cultural, artistic and historical impressive record are well-known, sometimes it is seen that there are a lot of secrets to be discovered and studied in this area. Those who are interested in Hafiz, Saadi, and Khayyam, the lovers of classic miniature art, painting and architecture of Iran are always looking to find the sources which open the doors of this knowledge to them.
Accordingly, a valuable book entitled "Persia, the History of an Unknown Country" has been written and published with the contribution of Moscow Islamic Studies Institute and with the effort of Alex Gromov, Russian author and historian, and Nasser Tabaei, an Iranian researcher.
This prominent work which was widely welcomed by academic and research centers and Russian people who are interested in Iran could well meet the needs of researchers and scholars as a rich content.
The book of "Persia, the History of an Unknown Country" is an academic-promotional work; therefore, its audiences are generally Russian-speaking educated people. "The book is the first book of the series of "The Footprint of Time" which was introduced to the audiences with the aim of providing a comprehensive introduction and a valuable image of Iran by highlighting the positive points.
The first volume of this book is related to the reign of Cyrus until 1900 and the second volume, which will be published later, will cover from 1900 to the Islamic Revolution of Iran.
As there were weak works in Russia about the subject of Iran due to the lack of emphasis on authentic and document sources, this book which is a joint work of Russian and Iranian writers was written and published.
Furthermore, of this book series, in addition to the second volume of Persia, Sadra Publications will publish the book of "Iranian Men (the Wise, Rulers, and Scholars)" with the aim of introducing the influential Iranian men.