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Matlock, Jack F., author.

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

First edition.

New York : Random House, [1995]

viii, 836 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, maps ; 25 cm

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.

Soviet Union -- Politics and government -- 1985-1991.

Soviet Union -- Foreign relations -- United States.

United States -- Foreign relations -- Soviet Union.

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

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.

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