Dedicated to the blessed memory of the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics. The death of the USSR became not only “the greatest geopolitical catastrophe of the 20th century,” but also the main mystery of our history. Why, contrary to all forecasts, completely unexpectedly even for sworn enemies who considered the Soviet Union an “impregnable fortress” that “cannot be defeated in a conventional war,” this mighty Power collapsed in a matter of years - an insignificant period by historical standards! — for no apparent reason, without experiencing a major military defeat, mass famine, or natural disaster? This sensational book irrefutably proves: the death of the USSR was neither accidental, nor natural, nor “historically natural” - the Soviet Union was killed, not killed in open battle, but meanly, in the back, on the sly, killed in cold blood and mercilessly. Having investigated this CRIME OF THE CENTURY, analyzed a colossal amount of secret information, and studied all the circumstances of the tragedy, the author answers the main question of our history: who killed the USSR and how?