Marshall I. Goldman (1930—2017) was associate director of the Russian Research Center at Harvard University and the author of several books on the Soviet Union and comparative economic systems.

"[U.S.S.R. in Crisis] may be most interesting as a mirror reflecting our own economic problems.... Anyone reading it—and l recommend doing so—is likely to find the similarities in the problems of the United States and the Soviet Union striking."

Marshall I. Goldman (1930—2017) was associate director of the Russian Research Center at Harvard University and the author of several books on the Soviet Union and comparative economic systems.

"[U.S.S.R. in Crisis] may be most interesting as a mirror reflecting our own economic problems.... Anyone reading it—and l recommend doing so—is likely to find the similarities in the problems of the United States and the Soviet Union striking."