This is a unique, even unprecedented, book. Thirty-five prominent Russian political, cultural, and media figures, including Mikhail Gorbachev and the famous poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, have written reminiscences and commentaries about the man who, more than any other American, was a first-hand observer of, and even participant in, the historic events that transformed the Soviet Union into today’s Russia.
Thirty-five prominent Russians, ranging from Mikhail Gorbachev to the poet Yevgeny Yevtushenko, have written their reminiscences and commentaries about the man who, more than any other American, was a first-hand observer of, and even participant in, the historic events that transformed the Soviet Union into today's Russia. While focusing on Cohen's role, this book also reveals previously unknown episodes behind those events. First published in Russia in 2008, the book gives general readers and specialists alike an up-close view of a fascinating American life in Russia as well as new perspectives on that country's dramatic history during the past thirty years.
