Domestic history of the modern era. 1985-2008

The history of the recent years of the existence of the Soviet Union and the beginning of the history of modern Russia is traced. Analysis of events covers the period prerequisites for reforms M.S. Gorbachev and their implementation in 1985-1991, which allows you to comprehend the history of the reform of the Russian state in the 1990-2000s. Attempts by the Soviet leadership to carry out the restructuring of the state and society within the framework of the socialist system are considered as an answer to the challenges of time, the globalization of world processes, and the formation of a new Russian statehood - as a difficult way to enter the world space due to internal and external factors. The textbook is based on the latest research, documentary publications and memoirs.
For students of historians and political scientists, as well as for all interested in the history of Russia