About the book: year / "Court of Time" - a television show in the style of a court hearing. Aired on Channel Five from July 19 to December 30, 2010. At each meeting, the experts considered a historical event (person) that influenced modern Russia.12. Gorbachev's anti-alcohol campaign: concern for the health of the nation or a political mistake?13. The Molotov-Ribbentrop Pact - the path to the start of World War II or a necessary respite for the USSR?14. Reforms of Peter I: a breakthrough into the future or a path to a dead end?15. Cold War: inevitability or a course that had an alternative?16. Bin Laden: Terrorist No. 1 or Pawn in the Great Game?17. The Brezhnev era: the agony of the Soviet regime or a time of missed opportunities?18. Foreign policy of Alexander Nevsky: destructive or salutary for Rus'?19. Khrushchev's policy: saving measures or time bomb?20. The global financial crisis—a system failure or the threshold of a disaster?21. Andropov - tightening screws or politics with a double bottom?22. German reunification: necessity or political betrayal?