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the Soviet Union finally came to believe that there was no hope for a decisive change in the political landscape of Iran in the near future, and therefore, the
Iranians of the Caucasus and Turkestan should encourage exiles such as Ehsanullah Khan to abandon the idea of temporary residence in the Soviet Union or any expectation of returning to Iran and encourage them to accept Soviet citizenship. The Communist Party of Iran was also informed to "carry out its revolutionary activities only in Iran" and leave the task of working on Iranians living in the Soviet Union to the local communist parties. In Azerbaijan, all foreign affairs offices of the Communist Party of Iran were closed and all its assets were handed over to the Communist Party of Azerbaijan. Finally, Iranians who worked directly for the
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of each republic to take the necessary steps to convince all non-Soviet communists living in the Soviet Union to accept Soviet citizenship. As a result, a campaign was launched throughout the Soviet Union to "cleanse local parties", which began with the expulsion of members, especially members of immigrant ethnic groups, who had joined the party without following procedures. In addition, membership in the
Communist Party was limited to the circle of Stalin's followers.
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Iran. In a coded message sent from Moscow to Tehran, the
Advisor to Iran's ambassador to the Soviet Union asked the opinion of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on this matter. Tehran responds almost immediately: the government of Iran will allow Ehsanullah Khan to return, provided that he informs the authorities of his arrival date so that the government can consider a suitable place for him to live.
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Jangalis failed to change relations between landlords and peasants, but did continue to hold an anti-absolutist, anti-imperialist, and nationalist position displayed in their newspaper, Jangal, launched in 1917. In years that followed, the movement was gaining strength as disorder and insecurity swept the country.
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With the relative stabilization of the political atmosphere in Iran, the official relations between the Soviet Union and Iran became stronger. In the new situation, the mobilization of
Iranians from the Caucasus and Turkestan was no longer very important. Both the Comintern and the Communist Party of
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In Iran, the gradual consolidation and stabilization of Reza Khan's power finally paved the way for his kingdom. It was certainly not something that someone like
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Mohammad Jafar Kangavari, Ahmad Masafir and Ashouri, founded a new party called "Committee of the Liberation Revolution of Iran". The headquarters of the new party was an old shop in Baku, where Ashuri, the promoter and secretary of Ehsanullah Khan lived. In
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Ehsanullah Khan's stay in Moscow did not last long. When he returned to Baku in late 1922, he was once again reminded that he had to live in silence and on the sidelines. Apparently, it was during this period that
Ehsanullah Khan contacted the Iranian consul in Baku and sought permission to return to
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By 1921, after the agreement reached between the Soviet Union and
Britain, the Soviets decided not to further support the Soviet Republic of Gilan. The Republic collapsed soon after, despite Ehsanollah Khan's attempts to sabotage the "friendship and cooperation" agreement between Tehran and Moscow by
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organized a "Unity of Islam" committee, with members on the committee mainly comprising landlords and merchants. Still, they drew up a proposed constitution which accepted "private property in land" with certain limitations but also called for equality, majority rule, and freedom. Even with this, the
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According to his youngest son Kaveh, Ehsanullah Khan's son Bahman was also arrested in 1937. The exact date of his death was not made public. His wife and two sons survived. Born in Baku, Kaveh became a Soviet citizen, lost his sight in World War II, and then studied and composed music. Another son,
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against Mirza and headed the new government dominated by the
Communist Party. In this position, the Republic embarked on extremist policies such as property confiscation, anti-religious propaganda, and forcing money out of rich landlords, which weakened the nascent republic and caused division among
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Finally, on March 19, 1939, his trial began in Moscow. At that time he was seriously ill. In the Moscow court, he once again denied all the charges and denied any connection with the German and British intelligence services. His trial lasted only 20 minutes. The judge sentenced him to death. On the
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ordered Ehsanullah Khan and his active entourage to surrender their personal weapons that they had taken with them when they left Anzali and entered the Caucasus. OGPU agents raided their headquarters in Baku and confiscated everything they had, even forbidding them to leave their residence. From
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and worked closely with the Bolsheviks. This faction advocated a pure communist program and Sovietization of Iran. It also aimed to establish a free education system throughout the country, with the ideology of "liberation from the chains of slavery and oppression for the benefit of the masses",
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circle, and anti-Comintern and anti-Communist Party of Iran activities". He was subjected to severe physical torture in the first stages of interrogation, but despite this, he denied all the charges. The interrogation in Baku lasted five months. In April 1938, he was sent to Moscow for further
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ignored him. Ehsanullah Khan complained that the fate of the revolution in Iran depended on the outcome of diplomatic relations and declared that he was sure that the revolutionary movement would ultimately succeed against the Pahlavi regime and that the Soviets were responsible for the delay.
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In the five years between 1923 and 1928 Soviet authorities gradually forced Ehsanullah Khan and his associates to accept a form of political isolation. The only evidence of his activity during these years is his performance in one of the first Soviet propaganda films made by Leo Moore,
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in Gilan, Khorasan and Azerbaijan in 1926, he appealed for support from the Soviet Union to return to Iran and tried to start revolutionary activities to overthrow the new monarchy. He received no assistance;
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1923 Ehsanullah Khan and his associates Seyyed Jalal and Ibrahim Khan directed revolutionary activities to bring about change in their homeland, Iran, from these relatively humble headquarters.
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were excluded from this policy. It was at this time that Ehsanullah Khan was repeatedly asked to accept Soviet citizenship, a request that he refused to accept.
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