Update 1.2.4.0 for "Crisis in the Kremlin: Cold War" has been released and includes:
NEW
Event chain for the Afghan Civil War.
The ability to discover and reveal the secret of Operation Cyclone to the world.
Many types of older save files can now be loaded (with warnings).
Added an impact filter in the politicians window.
New "Party Unrest" impulse when choosing important actions in events.
New notification for politician trait changes.
Added a search function in the statistics window.
Added the ability to directly add custom portraits and music to the game.
Tooltip text can now collapse to save space (see settings).
BALANCE
Adjusted the number of votes for third parties in elections.
The effects of war buttons on factions are no longer flat.
Rebalanced the conditions for politicians entering and exiting conspiracies.
Deepened and expanded the AI for the USA, France, Britain, and China in countries with coup mechanics.
Rebalanced the conditions for joining, leaving, and the credit rating of the IMF.
The report padding (falsification) formula is now progressive.
Economic investments are now calculated based on the total money supply rather than the IPI (Industrial Power Index).
Politicians' homelands have been moved from countries to regions.
TRANSPARENCY
Restricted and banned parties are now shown via the "Police State" diplomatic icon, along with their effects.
Clicking on major war participants now opens a window displaying all minor participants and their effects.
Impulses and Investments are now reflected in the stat change tooltips.
Added an option to configure the display of investment effects.
Hostile alliance values are now displayed.
The principles and mechanics for politicians creating and participating in conspiracies are now displayed.
FIXES
Fixed various bugs and crashes.
Fixed the Steam connection check.
Optimized overall game speed.
Save files can now be named using special characters and Cyrillic.
Enjoy the game!