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Soviet pro-Arab propaganda. During the Cold War era the Soviet Union used propaganda as one of their many overt tools to gain support on a global scale in the war waged against the United States. In the battle to gain support from Middle Eastern countries the Soviet Union began a campaign of Soviet Pro-Arab Propaganda. They used pro-Arab propaganda as a means of developing support in the Arab nations, while expressing contempt for the actions of Israel and the United States. ==Background== As early as the 1920s and 1930s the Communist Party Congress discussed solutions to dealing with the "pan-movements"—including pan-Islamism, pan-Turkism, and pan-Arabism. The Soviet Union saw all of the "pan-movements" as a problem. Islam was seen as the Soviet's see all other religions—in a negative light. But a tactical approach had to be taken with Islam due to the relationship that was to develop between the Middle East and the Soviet Union. While there was a string of Soviet anti-Islamic propaganda, there was also an attempt at understanding Islam on an ideological level. Pan-Arabism was the least important of the movements during the period, but had the most potential for growth and support in the future. This understanding would help the Soviet's to realize the need to support the pan-Arab movement, especially when it came to developing relations with Egypt and Palestine. The Soviet Union began to develop interest in the Middle East in the early-1950s, intensifying after Stalin's death in 1953. Evidence points to the fact that the Soviet Union developed an interest in the Middle East because of American efforts forge alliances within the region. The prestige in which the Soviet's gained the title as protectors against "Western imperialism" happened during the period of the Suez Canal Crisis. Many nations in the Middle East strengthened their diplomatic ties with the Soviet Union. There were several reasons that developing pro-Arab propaganda was important for the Soviet Union (and creating an Arab alliance), including: : * The weakness that could develop if the United States had strong alliances in the Middle East, the USSR's underbelly, especially in the Northern Tier (Afghanistan and Pakistan). They were working in their own national interests. : *To further demonize the United States and Israel, as well as to create a split between all "imperialist" countries with Middle Eastern countries (especially Egypt). : *To spread communist ideals into other regions of the world. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Soviet pro-Arab propaganda」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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