Words by M.I. Krotov, professor of St. Petersburg State University and M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University, traditionally provoke genuine interest in the academic community. His last article, Collapse of the USSR and Belovezh Accords in historical memory,” published in the scholarly analytical journal “Problems of Modern Economics” (¹ 4, 2021) did not become and exception. Following the suggestion of the journal’s editorial board, a broad discussion of the article was launched.