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Autopsy on an empire : the American ambassador's account of the collapse of the Soviet Union / Jack F. Matlock, Jr.

Summary:

Matlock, who served in the USSR for most of his career, including as ambassador during the Reagan and Bush administrations, gives this insider's look at the years leading up to the collapse of the Soviet Union in December 1991.

Item details

ISBN: 0679413766
ISBN: 9780679413769
Physical Description: viii, 836 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm
Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York : Random House, [1995]

Contents / Notes

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 810-817) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

How did it happen? -- The empire -- The torch passes -- Elbow room for reform : easing pressures form abroad -- A fateful rift -- "The common interests of mankind" -- Stirrings in the hinterland -- Washington fumbles -- A vote that counted -- The Balts take the lead -- A pivotal year -- A winter of discontents -- The unelected president -- Russia makes a choice -- The curse of the purloined property -- Gorbachev swings to the right -- Rehearsal -- Gorbachev looks for compromise -- Blindman's bluff -- Coup Perdu -- Fatal blows -- Coup de grâce -- Reflections on some answers.