In the 1990s, Alexander Vasilievich Korzhakov was the head of the Kremlin security (Security Service of the President of the Russian Federation) under Boris Nikolaevich Yeltsin. Alexander Korzhakov knew Yeltsin and his family well, the closest employees of the first president of Russia, and witnessed sharp political episodes in the life of the country. In his book A.V. Korzhakov frankly talks about how decisions were made at these turning points, who and how influenced the policy of "Tsar Boris," about Yeltsin's peculiar manner of leading the state, about its ambiguous nature. The testimonies of Alexander Korzhakov are unique and unique; they are of great importance for everyone who is interested in the political secrets of modern Russian history.