The figure of Lazar Moiseevich Kaganovich (1893-1991) is still a mystery to researchers. Self-taught due to the "Pale of Settlement" during the years of Soviet power ascended to its peaks, for several decades he was a member of the Stalinist Politburo, headed the industry and transport of the Soviet Union. He was called the "Iron People's Commissar," "the best student of Stalin," he was entrusted with the most responsible tasks. Having left big politics after Stalin's death, Kaganovich preferred to remain a "figure of silence."