On May 19, 2010, the Institute of Oriental Studies of the Russian Academy of Sciences hosted a scientific conference under this name, organized by the Iran sector of the Center for the Study of BSV Countries and the Embassy and Cultural Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Moscow. The conference was dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the victory of the USSR and the countries of the anti-Hitler coalition in World War II. It was attended by representatives of Moscow's scientific community, employees of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran in the Russian Federation and the Cultural Representation of the Islamic Republic of Iran in Russia, as well as graduate students of the Institute of History of the Russian Academy of Sciences and other Moscow universities. 15 reports were presented, reflecting the views of Russian and Iranian scientists on the analyzed problem and giving its assessment from the standpoint of the XXI century. The conference was opened by the head of the Iranian sector, N. M. Mammadova, who noted the relevance and timeliness of the conference in the anniversary year for the Russian Federation. In her report, she focused on the main aspects of relations between Iran and the USSR on the eve and during the war. Noting certain positive changes in the development of relations between the two countries until the mid-1930s, despite the presence of many negative manifestations, the author focuses on the problems that arose in bilateral relations after the German attack on the USSR and the unification of the latter's interests in Iran with the interests of Britain and America, namely, the introduction of troops into the and expresses its complete disagreement with the assessment of this act as a manifestation of traditional imperial policy and as an occupation. N. M. Mammadova also considers it illegal to raise the issue of compensation to Iran for the presence of allied troops on its territory, since all claims were finally settled in 19 ... Read more