Purely confidential. Dobrynin A.F.

A.F. Dobrynin is one of the oldest diplomats of the post -war period, occupying a unique place in the history of our diplomacy in general and Soviet -American relations especially. He made a significant contribution to the normalization of relations between the USSR and the USA and the strengthening of the international prestige of our state. The book proposed to the reader is of indisputable interest in the first place because it allows you to look behind the scenes for almost a quarter of the centuries -old segment of diplomatic history in the most complicated periods of the relationship of the two powers. The value of the book is that the author is not a “chronicler”, but an active participant in the process of forming these relations, enjoying authority and influence in the highest echelons of power in Moscow and in Washington. A look from the inside, the author’s impressions and assessments, backed up to the same documents, are of considerable interest for the wide circles of readers.