Breaking With Moscow
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Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or library markings visible.
A gripping Cold War memoir, Breaking with Moscow is the firsthand account of Arkady N. Shevchenko, the highest-ranking Soviet official ever to defect to the West. As Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Shevchenko occupied a unique vantage point inside the Soviet empire, and this extraordinary chronicle details the inner machinations of the Kremlin, the duplicities of Soviet foreign policy, and the dangerous double life he led as a CIA informant before his dramatic defection in 1978. Written with the authority of a man who sat in the corridors of superpower diplomacy, the narrative uncovers the paranoia, privilege, and political intrigue that defined Soviet elite life at the height of the Cold War. Taut, candid, and deeply personal, it remains one of the most revealing insider accounts of the Soviet system ever published.
Author: Arkady N. Shevchenko
Format: Hardback
Published: 1985, Alfred A. Knopf
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Very Good. Jacket: Very Good, minimal wear. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings visible. Binding: Firm and intact. No stickers or library markings visible.
A gripping Cold War memoir, Breaking with Moscow is the firsthand account of Arkady N. Shevchenko, the highest-ranking Soviet official ever to defect to the West. As Under-Secretary-General of the United Nations, Shevchenko occupied a unique vantage point inside the Soviet empire, and this extraordinary chronicle details the inner machinations of the Kremlin, the duplicities of Soviet foreign policy, and the dangerous double life he led as a CIA informant before his dramatic defection in 1978. Written with the authority of a man who sat in the corridors of superpower diplomacy, the narrative uncovers the paranoia, privilege, and political intrigue that defined Soviet elite life at the height of the Cold War. Taut, candid, and deeply personal, it remains one of the most revealing insider accounts of the Soviet system ever published.