Russia House

Barley Blair is not a Service man: he is a small-time publisher, whose only loves are whisky and jazz. But it was Barley who, one drunken night at a dacha in Peredelkino during the Moscow Book Fair, was befriended by a high-ranking Soviet scientist who could be the greatest asset to the West since perestroika began, and made a promise.

Barley Blair nu este un om de serviciu: este un editor mic, ale carui singure iubiri sunt whisky-ul si jazz-ul. Dar Barley a fost cel care, intr-o noapte de betie la o vila din Peredelkino, in timpul Targului de Carte de la Moscova, s-a imprietenit cu un om de stiinta sovietic de rang inalt care ar putea fi cel mai mare atu pentru Occident de cand a inceput perestroika si a facut o promisiune.