Splits in the beginning of the century Russian army into two - white and red generals eventually destroyed Russian statehood and themselves. At the end of the century the army, this time Soviet, split again, and again the sad result was the loss of the state. In both cases, the favorite weapon of the generals were denunciations and treachery, perjury and defamation.

The book examines the social processes underway in Chechnya in the middle of the 1990s. The author examines the tactics used by Russian forces, the role of Islamic fundamentalism.

Rare memoirs of an officer in the Soviet Military Counter-intelligence services. He describes tactics and operations in combat.

The book takes a new look at the development of democracy in Russia since 1905.