In the cold war period he wrote analyses of Soviet affairs until retiring in 1973.

That man had remarkable insights to offer, a wide knowledge of internal Soviet affairs.

Relatively few American scholars were interested in Soviet affairs at that time.

This is a Soviet affair, it has nothing to do with them.

But neither is there much feeling that keeping him in line is a Soviet affair.

But experts on Soviet affairs say it is plausible.

He writes about Soviet affairs, international relations and crisis management.

Disinformation had become an important component of day-to-day operations in Soviet foreign affairs.

And while the book is written for a general audience, there is much that students of Soviet affairs might learn from it too.

He has been considered one of the leading American authorities on Soviet affairs.