Seldom has the West been given such a close and intimate account of life in Russia or been permitted the personal views of the world and its leaders by a high-ranking Soviet politician. During the time Andrei Gromyko worked for his country, he has witnessed important events from behind the scenes, and met and talked with many of the century"s most notable figures, from Roosevelt and Churchill to Kennedy and Nehru to Charlie Chaplin and Marilyn Monroe.Spanning fifty crowded years, written with spirit and a relish for anecdote, Memories is a unique publishing event.