Introduction
The timeline. The deep Cold War and the exchange programs
Detente and the heyday of massive agreements
Sanctions and Perestroika
After the fall : new times, new approaches
In their own words. How did it start?
What kept them going?
Scientific accomplishments
Other accomplishments
Problems
On the nature of science in the former Soviet Union
Vignettes
Conclusion : so what? What to make of it all?
Appendix.