Anniversary of Imam Khomeini's passing held across 80 countries

The Ceremonies marking 28th anniversary of Imam Khomeini's passing were held in 80 countries.

Imam Khomeini used to stress co-existence of followers of all religions

Imam Khomeini, the late founder of the Islamic Revolution, used to stress the peaceful co-existence of all religions.

Imam Khomeini, a matchless leader in the modern era

A Georgian intellectual says Imam Khomeini has been a matchless character and leader in modern history.

Shevardnadze Delivered Gorbachev’s Message to Imam Khomeini

Former foreign minister of Soviet Union and ex- President of Georgia Eduard Shevardnadze had delivered a response by the last Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev to Imam Khomeini.

Mohammad Javad Larijani:

''The letter was to design the relations after the Soviet collapse.''

After we returned from Moscow, early in the morning we went to visit Imam Khomeini; he told us: "Was Marxism over or not?" and I replied: "It was completely over", ***I always pity that Imam's letter was never analyzed well so that its thoughtful and deep sources could be revealed and we could find its meanings.***Shevardnadze told me he was shelterless against Imam's looks.***Imam's message had a great affect, the letters literature was quite interesting for them, they were faced with a leader like Imam Khomeini who spoke strongly, opposite to countries who spoke with strain against the Kremlin officials or always argue with them.

How did the Soviet Union end?

The collapse of the Soviet Union made the bipolar world disappear, a world which through the last decades had decided about the political destiny of countries. This situation eased the reliance on culture to determine different layers of foreign policies in a government-nation level by the international players. On the other hand, it confirmed that along with the cultural role of politicians, we shouldn't forget that not seeing the effects of religious features, believes and traditions of nations on structuring a culture would cause disasters.