{"product_id":"2026200012833-secondhand-the-flying-troika-extracts-from-a-diary","title":"The Flying Troika: Extracts From A Diary","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt the height of the Cold War, few diplomatic postings carried more weight — or more intrigue — than India's embassy in Moscow, and K. P. S. Menon's The Flying Troika places the reader squarely inside that charged world. Drawing from his personal diary kept during his tenure as India's Ambassador to Russia from 1952 to 1961, Menon presents an intimate, firsthand chronicle of Soviet life, Kremlin politics, and the delicate art of non-aligned diplomacy during one of history's most turbulent decades. The narrative spans momentous events — from Stalin's death to Khrushchev's rise — observed through the perceptive eyes of one of India's most distinguished foreign service officers.\n\nMenon's prose is lucid, elegant, and infused with the quiet authority of a seasoned diplomat, balancing personal anecdote with sharp political observation. The Flying Troika stands as a significant document of mid-20th-century Indo-Soviet relations, illuminating how India navigated its independent path between two superpowers. For anyone curious about the corridors of Cold War diplomacy as seen through a distinctly South Asian lens, this diary leaves a trail of questions that only history — and Menon's candid recollections — can answer.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49203262488795,"sku":"2026200012833-SECONDHAND","price":40.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/58d78585-404d-4f34-8752-3a675e8463aa.png?v=1788146760","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200012833-secondhand-the-flying-troika-extracts-from-a-diary","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}