About the book: year / 1945–1985 is a period of intense political struggle and intrigue, unexpected alliances and betrayal yesterday's “faithful” allies. All these inevitable attributes of “big politics” were caused not only by the personal rivalry of the Kremlin celestials, but, above all, by different visions of the future development of the country. Which path will the Soviet Union take after the death of its leader? Who and why removed Beria from political Olympus? Why did Khrushchev give Crimea to Ukraine? The author of the book debunks these and many other myths concerning complex issues in the history of the USSR, provides unique archival documents, and compares various points of view of famous historians, publicists and politicians. Many reliable facts, political crises, strong and controversial personalities - this and much more awaits you on the pages of the new book by Evgeny Spitsyn.