Why the USSR Collapsed. The Leaders of the Union Republics Recall

The book, initiated by the Yegor Gaidar Foundation, presents 14 large-scale interviews with political figures who became the first leaders of newly independent states after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Askar Akayev, Leonid Kravchuk, Vytautas Landsbergis, Stanislav Shushkevich, Mircea Snegur, Gennady Burbulis, Akezhan Kazhegeldin, Arnold Ruutel, Ivar Godmanis, Isa Gambar, Tengiz Sigua, Nazar Suyunov, Vazgen Manukyan and Akbarsho Iskandarov share their versions of the events that radically changed the world map and the lives of millions of people. Arkady Dubnov, a political scientist and expert on the countries of the former USSR, spoke with the leaders of the republics. For everyone interested in the political history of the 20th century.