Download or read book In the Direction of the Gulf written by Mordechai Abir and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2013-11-26 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text analyzes the USSR's interest in the countries of the Persian Gulf. The book places such interest within the context of the USSR's relations with the Arab world and the complexities of power politics.