Cover -- Half Title -- Series -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Contents -- List of Figures -- Preface -- Acknowledgements -- List of Abbreviations -- 1 Introduction -- 2 Turkey in the Targets of Soviet Pressure: Eastern Provinces and Straits -- 3 Stalin's Expansionist Strategy in Iranian Azerbaijan: Between Oil and Territories -- 4 Iranian Azerbaijan: The First Test Site of the Cold War -- 5 Stalin's Adventure in Eastern Turkestan: Game With China -- 6 Conclusion -- Bibliography -- Index