The Historical Roots of Russian-Syrian Relations (1946-2010)
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The Russian-Syrian relations have their own special nature, since the inception of the Soviet Union. The nature of their relation came as a cumulative result of the cultural and civilized communication between the two countries and the permanent quest of the Tsarist Russian Empire to reach warm waters, as well as its geographical proximity to the Arab region, and the strong relationship it links with the Orthodox Church in the country. Levant is the cradle of Christianity. Russia is also one of the first countries to recognize Syria’s independence and establish diplomatic relations with it in 1944. Syrian-Russian relations were greatly enhanced to rise to the level of a strategic alliance after the arrival of the late President Hafez al-Assad to power in 1970.
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