Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union
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"Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union" is a memoir and historical analysis by former U.S. ambassador Jack F. Matlock Jr. that offers an insider’s perspective on the political and diplomatic dynamics that led to the Soviet Union’s dissolution.
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| Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union Context triple: [Jack F. Matlock Jr., notableWork, Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union]
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Suicide of a Superpower
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Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
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The Decline of the American Empire
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union Target entity description: "Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union" is a memoir and historical analysis by former U.S. ambassador Jack F. Matlock Jr. that offers an insider’s perspective on the political and diplomatic dynamics that led to the Soviet Union’s dissolution.
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A.
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War
From the Shadows: The Ultimate Insider’s Story of Five Presidents and How They Won the Cold War is a memoir and historical account by former U.S. intelligence and defense official Robert M. Gates, offering an inside look at American foreign policy and covert operations across multiple administrations during the Cold War.
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B.
Suicide of a Superpower
"Suicide of a Superpower" is a political commentary book by conservative commentator Pat Buchanan that argues the United States is in cultural and geopolitical decline.
-
C.
Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse
"Cuba on the Brink: Castro, the Missile Crisis, and the Soviet Collapse" is a historical and political analysis book examining Fidel Castro’s role in the Cuban Missile Crisis and its long-term implications for Cuba and the Soviet Union’s downfall.
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D.
The Decline of the American Empire
The Decline of the American Empire is a 1986 Canadian French-language comedy-drama film directed by Denys Arcand that explores the personal and sexual lives of a group of intellectuals in Montreal.
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E.
On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis
"On the Brink: Americans and Soviets Reexamine the Cuban Missile Crisis" is a historical study that revisits the 1962 Cuban Missile Crisis through newly available evidence and perspectives from both American and Soviet participants.
- F. None of above. chosen
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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historical analysis ⓘ memoir ⓘ non-fiction book ⓘ |
| author | Jack F. Matlock Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| describesRoleOf | Jack F. Matlock Jr. as U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| focus |
diplomatic negotiations between the United States and the Soviet Union
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internal Soviet decision-making ⓘ political dynamics of Soviet reform and collapse ⓘ |
| genre |
Cold War studies
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diplomatic history ⓘ political history ⓘ |
| hasPerspectiveOn |
Soviet domestic reforms
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U.S. foreign policy toward the Soviet Union ⓘ the causes of the Soviet Union’s dissolution ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
Soviet–American arms control talks
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perestroika and glasnost reforms ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
readers interested in Cold War history
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students and scholars of international relations ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainThemes |
diplomacy and negotiation during political transitions
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limits of American influence on Soviet collapse ⓘ role of leadership in systemic change ⓘ |
| narrativeStyle | combination of memoir and analytical history ⓘ |
| notableFor | insider perspective from the last U.S. ambassador to the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| perspective | first-person account by a U.S. ambassador ⓘ |
| relatedEvent |
dissolution of the Soviet Union
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end of the Cold War ⓘ |
| setting | Moscow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subject |
George H. W. Bush
NERFINISHED
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Mikhail Gorbachev NERFINISHED ⓘ Ronald Reagan NERFINISHED ⓘ Soviet politics ⓘ U.S.–Soviet relations ⓘ collapse of the Soviet Union ⓘ |
| timePeriodCovered |
early 1990s
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late 1980s ⓘ |
| workOf | Jack F. Matlock Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union Description of subject: "Autopsy on an Empire: The American Ambassador’s Account of the Collapse of the Soviet Union" is a memoir and historical analysis by former U.S. ambassador Jack F. Matlock Jr. that offers an insider’s perspective on the political and diplomatic dynamics that led to the Soviet Union’s dissolution.
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