The last summit. Meeting in Moscow ; The party crasher ; Chicken Kiev
The tanks of August. The prisoner of the Crimea ; The Russian rebel ; Freedom's victory
A countercoup. The resurgence of Russia ; Independent Ukraine ; Saving the empire
Soviet disunion. Washington's dilemma ; The Russian ark ; The survivor
Vox populi. Anticipation ; The Ukrainian referendum ; The Slavic trinity
Farewell to the empire. Out of the woods ; The birth of Eurasia ; Christmas in Moscow.
The last empire : the final days of the Soviet Union by Serhii Plokhy. ISBN 9780465056965. Published by Basic Books, a member of the Perseus Books Group in 2014. Publication and catalogue information, links to buy online and reader comments.