%0 Journal Article %T Rodric Braithwaite, Afgantsy: The Russians in Afghanistan 1979-1989 %A Lester W. Grau %J Journal of Power Institutions in Post-Soviet Societies %D 2011 %I Centre d'Etudes et de Recherche sur les Soci¨¦t¨¦s et les Institutions Post-Sovi¨¦tiques %X For many years, Western scholarship on the Soviet-Afghan War was limited to a small group of academics, soldiers, retired diplomats, regional specialists and journalists. With the current mission in Afghanistan, this group has grown. Sir Rodric Braithwaite is a most welcome addition. Following occupation duties as a soldier in post-war Vienna, Rodric Braithwaite studied Russian at Cambridge from 1952-1955. He then entered the Foreign Service and, among other postings, had two tours in Moscow,... %K Afghan War %K Soviet Union %K Soviet Union %K Afghanistan %K Political Science %K History %U http://pipss.revues.org/3861