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.

I. The last summit. 1. Meeting in Moscow

2. The party crasher

3. Chicken Kiev

II. The tanks of August. 4. The prisoner of the Crimea

5. The Russian rebel

6. Freedom's victory

III. A countercoup. 7. The resurgence of Russia

8. Independent Ukraine

9. Saving the empire

IV. Soviet disunion. 10. Washington's dilemma

11. The Russian ark

12. The survivor

V. Vox populi. 13. Anticipation

14. The Ukrainian referendum

15. The Slavic trinity

VI. Farewell to the empire. 16. Out of the woods

17. The birth of Eurasia

18. Christmas in Moscow

Epilogue.