Russian politic in Syria during Arap civilwar

The civilwar starting with a Tunisian boy's firing himself in 2011 was called Arab Spring. This process affected The Middle East and North Africa deeply and threatened the autocratic governments established after the II. World War. This bloody and trouble some process took place in the history books as one of the most important social and political events of the last years in the world. Riots, protests and battles took place in the countries which were affected by Arap Spring. Although the civil war has come to an end in most of these countries, it still continues in some of these countries. The global actors who wants to be effective in this region are struggling to alter the process regarding their own interests. This reminds us the period of the Cold War. USA and Russia, two hegemonic powers of the Cold War period in Middle East, didn't fight with each others but they supported the different actors because of their own interests in the region in order to overwhelm each others. In this research, what kind of balance policy Russia follows and how Russia appoaches to the Middle East from tsarism to today is studied in general. And also, political, economic and military relations between Russia and Syria has been studied in detail. In the final analysis, what kind of policy Russia follows during the Arab Spring, especially in Syria, the reasons of this policy, how this policy will shape in the future, are studied in this research. Key Words : Middleeast, USSR-Syria Relations, Russia-Syria Relations, Arabic Spring, Syrian civil War.