30 років незалежності України: у 2-х томах — Том 1. До 18 серпня 1991 року

At the beginning of the 90s of the XX century. an event occurred that radically changed the course of world history - the Soviet Union collapsed, and a number of new independent states appeared on the political map of the world, one of which was Ukraine. What events preceded this collapse, what role did "perestroika", "glasnost" and "democratization" play, what were the first steps of national revival, how did the popular opposition to the communist government get on its feet, and what was the path to asserting state sovereignty, which became a catalyst for the collapse of the USSR? The story stops on the eve of the August putsch of 1991...

This book is not only for historians, politicians or journalists, it is addressed to all readers who want to understand how and why the Independent Ukrainian State emerged on the political map of the world, to learn what really happened behind the scenes of the dynamic and dramatic events of 1985-1991.