It is often forgotten that 100 years ago Russia, already a great power in Europe, was poised to become one in the Middle East. Under a 1916 deal worked out with Britain and France, Russia was to make huge gains in the event of an Allied victory against the Turks in World War I.
Al Jazeera: Russia’s great power game
The Standard of the President of Russian Federation flies at half-mast over the Kremlin in Moscow on Nov. 1, 2015.
