No 3 (2009)

The article is devoted to the problem of filoi tou basileus in hellenistic times. The author demonstrates that this institution appeared in the Ptolemaic kingdom in the 4th century B.C. and was later accepted by the Seleucids. The main object of his analysis is the structure and functions of this institution before and after the transformation of the aulic titulature in the mid-second century B.C.

This article concerns the main orientations of French foreign policy in the age of Henry IV, Richelieu, and Mazarin, who laid down the foundations of French power in Europe, which was the result of the struggle between the French monarchy and the Spanish and Austrian Hapsburgs. The new role of France in Europe was determined by its status as guarantor of the Westphalia Peace, which put an end to the the era of Hapsburg hegemony in European policy.

The article deals with the question of the deterioration of Soviet-Iranian relations, the role Iranian oil played in this trend in the beginning of the «cold war» and US involvement in Iran. The author contends that Soviet claims to oil concessions in Northern Iran triggered the movement for the nationalization of the oil industry led by M. Mosaddegh.

REVIEW: V.V. BOKAREV. John Lennon. Social Views, Public, Political and Creative Activity During the Period of the Youth Revolution in the West. (Moscow. Ed. Roliks, 2008. - 248 p.)