Despite his exceptional knowledge of Chinese institutions and language , he could find no appropriate work that used them .
He graduated there in 1960 and returned to Moscow at just the moment when relations between China and the Soviet Union dramatically worsened .
Despite his exceptional knowledge of China institutions and language , he could find no appropriate work that used them .
He graduated there in 1960 and returned to Moscow at just the moment when relations between China and the Soviet Union dramatically worsened .