The book "The Age of Extremes. The Short Twentieth Century (1914-1991)" is a fascinating deep epic journey through the darkest and brightest times of the last century. The author is devoted to the reader, because in the story of important historical events, he not only reflects the actual scale of those years, but also penetrates into the very essence of those events, reproduces their social, political and cultural background. This book is both a chronicle and a hypothesis that teaches thinking, not just memorizing.