About the book: year / The book by a famous specialist in the field of history of international relations Christina Spohr is devoted to a detailed reconstruction of history and circumstances, as well as an analysis of the causes and consequences of colossal changes in the world of the late 80s - early 90s. XX century, which is considered to be the end of the Cold War. The author's focus is on two symbolic events of that time that were opposite in nature - the fall of the Berlin Wall and the events in Tiananmen Square in Beijing. All other changes in relations between the USSR and the USA, internal political changes in the countries of Eastern Europe and in the USSR itself are considered by K. Spohr as the implementation of different approaches to the implementation of reforms. The most valuable feature of the book is the huge documentary base on which the author relies in his work, as well as an impartial scientific approach to the description and analysis of events. The original edition of the book was published in 2019, but the four years that have passed since then and the significant new changes in the international situation do not in the least detract, but on the contrary, increase the significance and value of the study. K. Spohr’s book is of undoubted interest not only for specialists in field of international relations, but literally for all readers seeking to deeply understand the origins and causes of the modern crisis of the global world order.