Historical, Philosophical, Political and Law Sciences, Culturology and Study of Art. Issues of Theory and Practice. Tambov: Gramota, 2013. № 8. Part 2. P. 166-172.
THE GERMAN MISSION IN AFGHANISTAN DURING THE FIRST WORLD WAR
Simonov Konstantin Viktorovich
Voronezh State Institute of Physical Culture
Abstract. The German military-diplomatic mission headed by O. Niedermayer and W. von Hentig actively acted in Afghanistan in 1915-1916. The author, using new materials from the Archive of the Russian Empire Foreign Policy, reveals the little-known details of the German military men and diplomats stay in Afghanistan during the First World War, analyzes the changes in the position of the Afghan leadership in connection with the German representatives’ actions, and undertakes an attempt to estimate the results of the interaction between the Russian and British authorities in order to counter the German attempts of Afghanistan involvement into the war.
Key words and phrases: великие державы, Афганистан, Первая мировая война, германское влияние, тайная дипломатия, great powers, Afghanistan, the First World War, the German influence, secret diplomacy
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