Russia and the Middle East: Viewpoints, Policies, Strategies - Paperbackby Fyodor Aleksandrovich Lukyanov (Editor) This collection of articles and essays paints an intriguing portrait of Russia's Middle East vision and how it has developed over the last two decades. Carefully selected by Fyodor Lukyanov, editor in chief of the acclaimed journal Russia in Global Affairs, many of these pieces are written by officials who played a direct part in crafting Russian policy in this dynamic region: from the late Yevgeny Primakov,