About the book: 2016 / This book is inspired by the events of 2014–2015. and a profound turning point in the historical destinies of Russia, which, as a result of a new strategy for expanding the “Russian world,” entered into a lonely confrontation with the West. What happened to Russia over the past two years is a direct consequence of the processes taking place in Ukraine. By the force with which Russia pushed back into its past, one can evaluate the strength of the impulse with which Ukraine rushed into its future. The ice floe of a huge empire has cracked, and by the drift of one part of it one can judge the trajectory of another. There is almost no word in this book about Ukraine and everything is about it.