Praise for Autopsy on an Empire
"A superb analysis of the achievements and problems of the Soviet
system and a fascinating account of the people and events that
brought its collapse . . . Matlock writes with the authority of
long years of service in Moscow, and at the State Department and
the National Security Council. His close-up view of the most
important events of our century is the unique product of careful
scholarship and an extraordinary diplomatic career."
-HERBERT J. ELLISON, professor of Russian history, Henry M. Jackson
School of International Studies, University of Washington
"No person is better equipped to describe the extraordinary change
from the Soviet Union into Russia than Ambassador Matlock. His
background in Russian history, language, culture, literature, and
politics makes him one of the world's outstanding authorities on
the question. . . . [Matlock] knows practically all of the people
about whom he is writing and conveys their character, prejudices,
strengths, and shortcomings in vivid colors."
-MAX M. KAMPELMAN, former counselor of the Department of State and
U.S. nuclear arms control negotiator
"No other American had the opportunity to observe the Soviet
government's collapse at such close range. Thanks to Ambassador
Matlock's excellent contacts and mature judgment, his book
represents a unique record of this historic event."
-RICHARD PIPES, Frank Baird, Jr., Professor of History Emeritus,
Harvard University
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