01667nam a22002057a 450000500170000000800410001702000150005804000090007304100120008208200200009410000210011424500810013526000470021630000280026336500220029152010850031365000180139865000220141670000230143820210928043122.0210928b           ||||| |||| 00| 0 eng d  a0812923286  cAloy  aEnglish  223a327.2bDOBC  aAnatoly Dobrynin  aConfidencebMoscows ambassador to Americas six cold war presidents 1962-1986  aNew YorkbRandom House (Times Books)c1995  axiii,672p.bHBc24x16cm  b$30.00c$d$30.00  aDobrynin, a close associate of U.S. presidents and Soviet premiers for 24 years, writes a first-hand account of both sides of the Cold War diplomatic struggle. "Informative, wise, even hilarious at times, with perceptive assessments of U.S. presidents."--Don Oberdorfer, diplomatic correspondent, The Washington Post.

From the Publisher:
"The most revealing account of the 40 years of the Cold War to have come out of Russia.... No other ambassador in modern times has played such a prolonged and crucial part in international affairs or has been prepared to write about it so uninhibitedly."--The New York Times Book Review

"An essential source for historians trying to come to terms with the late Soviet period.... A fascinating read."--Foreign Affairs

"Impressive and important.... Dobrynin establishes in these pages that he is one of the great diplomats of modern history."--Washington Monthly

"An amazing book.... A compelling historical account of the Cold War from Kennedy through Reagan.... Dobrynin's account teaches an important lesson."--Washington Post Book World  aUnited States  aForeign relations  aDOBRYNIN (Anatoly)