The new book in the “Our 20th Century” series is dedicated to the era of perestroika. Interest in this topic in society is not decreasing. Historian Armen Gasparyan, political scientist Dmitry Kulikov and Vesti FM radio host Gia Saralidze talk about the time when the USSR was on the verge of an economic and social crisis.• What led to the need for such a large-scale reform of the country?• Were there alternative options?• Is it possible was it possible to avoid the collapse of the USSR? Read about this and much more in the book “Perestroika. How was it?”