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Author : V. Vorobiev
Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Russian Federation to the Kingdom of Morocco;
Doctor of Science (Law), Professor, Merited Scholar of the Russian Federation
RECENTLY I received from Vladimir Churov a copy of his book
A Trip to Morocco with Anastas Ivanovich Mikoyan, for which I am
sincerely grateful to him.
It's an amazing book both due to its informative and fascinating con-
tent and due to the variety of literary and historical ploys and meth-
ods used by the author. It may be called a bestseller among Russian
books about Morocco.
Churov says that the book "is not a history of Morocco or Soviet-
Moroccan relations but rather an attempt to draw a colorful picture
of life in Morocco and the Soviet Union in the 20th century with
the inclusion of several important historical facts."
I don't actually think he is quite right - the book contains everything
he is mentioning.
Besides its author's encyclopedic knowledge, the book is an impeccable work of graphic design
and of superb printing quality.
Reading Trip to Morocco gives you the impression that you are in a paradise. Morocco's late
King Hassan II once said that his country was a tree with its roots in Africa and its branches in
Europe.
I would like to cite words by Mikoyan himself that are quoted in it and are a statement of love
for Morocco: "We did know and hear about this country, its people, its natural beauty. But what
we have seen surpasses all our expectations. It has turned out that the resources and riches of
Morocco, intellectual, cultural and material alike, are bigger than our fantasy could ever have pic-
tured." I think these words are very accurate.
I would like to congratulate Mr. Churov on the publication of his wonderful book, which is a
significant event in cultural relations between our countries. In Morocco, they have already started
translating it into Arabic and French.
I also feel like repeating after the president of the Institute of the Middle East, Yevgeny Sa-
tanovsky: "Bravo to the author!" And I could add, "Bravo to the son who has finished his father's
work!"
Morocco's Past - and More