Arbel David. Western Intelligence and the Collapse of the Soviet Union: 1980-1990: Ten Years that did not Shake the World

London: Frank Cass, 2003. — 338 p.In 1991, the Soviet Union collapsed. It was an event of major historic and global dimensions, yet it took the entire world totally by surprise. In this book, the authors interview dozens of people who dealt with Soviet affairs in the 1980s, all of who admit to having been caught off guard.