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From Moscow to Cuba and Beyond: A Diplomatic Memoir of the Cold War

Autor Jeanne Sutherland
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 27 sep 2010
The death of Stalin; the Revolution in Cuba and the beginning of the Castro regime; the assassination of President Kennedy; the Watergate Scandal; and the dawn of perestroika. Iain Sutherland enjoyed a ring-side seat for all of these key moments of the 20th century, among many others. 'From Moscow to Cuba and Beyond' offers a lively and unique account of his experiences over the course of his long and fruitful diplomatic career. This culminated in the position of British Ambassador to Moscow at the tail end of the Cold War, when the Sutherlands witnessed the deaths of three Russian heads of state within three years - Brezhnev, Chernenko and Andropov - and the epoch-changing election of Gorbachev. Iain Sutherland and his wife, Jeanne, were posted to Russia, Cuba the United States and elsewhere, as the Foreign Service dictated. 'From Moscow to Cuba and Beyond' vividly evokes the joys as well as the difficulties of life as an expatriate and diplomat under Stalin, Tito and Castro, as well as of the particular demands of diplomatic life in the USA.Their unique perspective offers a stimulating and penetrating view of the 20th century which will be invaluable for anyone with an interest in diplomatic or political history.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9781848854741
ISBN-10: 1848854749
Pagini: 368
Ilustrații: 29 bw integrated
Dimensiuni: 138 x 216 x 33 mm
Greutate: 0.59 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția I.B.Tauris
Locul publicării:London, United Kingdom

Notă biografică

Jeanne Sutherland was associated with the diplomatic service for over 30 years, travelling with her husband Iain around the world.

Cuprins

CONTENTSIntroduction1Cold War in Moscow 1951-52 2Stalin's Death and after, Moscow 1952-54 3Bloodshed at Bled, Yugoslavia 1956-594Cuba Yes Yankee No! Revolution and Communism Cuban Style 1959-625The Missile Crisis and the Crime of the Century: Washington 1962-65 6Recovering from Sukarno and Konfrontasi: Indonesia 1967-697Academe and Watergate, Harvard 1973-74 8Sandwiches for the Chargé, Moscow Again 1974-76 9Democracy in Athens 1978-82 10Three Funerals, Moscow 1982-85 ______________________________________NotesBibliographyIndexMap