In 1991, the Soviet Union, a huge country occupying 1/6 of the landmass, collapsed. There was a reassessment of the values of former “subordinates” who became independent subjects of international relations. Old grievances were remembered, complaints against neighbors appeared. This resulted in 6 major wars, 20 military clashes and a hundred conflicts on interethnic and interfaith grounds. The book provides a clearly presented and cleared of ideological layers overview of the information necessary to understand the essence of post-Soviet conflicts.