About the book: 2020 / Almost 30 years after the collapse of the Soviet Union, characterized by Vladimir Putin as a “geopolitical catastrophe,” 15 states went further in their own ways. Some of them turned into authoritarian states, while others chose a democratic course. All 15 former Soviet republics are connected by the turbulent history of their development after 1991, which is described in the book by German researcher Professor Thomas Kunze and Swiss journalist Thomas Vogel. The book provides an opportunity to understand the essence of the processes taking place in the post-Soviet space. The authors described the similar and different paths taken by the 15 republics that once made up the USSR after 1991. Particular attention is paid to the contradictory attitude of the West towards this gigantic region. The book is intended for everyone interested in political science and the history of the post-Soviet space.