Sometimes rambling, but consistently interesting memoirs by the leader of the USSR in the 50s and early 60s. There was a great deal of controversy in its time as to whether these were genuine or not, but it seems to have become settled that they were genuine. This is a follow-up to the first volume, which had more headline-grabbing discussions, but there's still a lot of interest here, particularly in regard to the famous 1959 tour of the United States. One does get the impression that Nikita Sergei'vich would have been rather fun to talk to. Recommended, though mostly for people interested in Russian history. ( )