Behind every historical fact of significant duration and depth that entailed grandiose changes, there are always the most advanced political mechanisms at that time. The destruction or, to be more precise, the defeat of the Soviet Union was no exception. The format of the book does not allow us to reveal such a mechanism in all details, so the author limited himself to outlining where, by whom and how methods for managing this tragic process, which was primarily of American and Soviet origin, were developed. The book presents all of today's most valuable materials covering "perestroika" and the years preceding it.