Nikolai Zenkovich, author of more than 20 books of exciting historical investigations published in the Dossier series, created a unique work - the dramatic chronicle of the twentieth century. The highest generals during the years of upheaval." At the beginning of the century, the Russian army was split into two - White and Red, the generals eventually destroyed Russian statehood and themselves. At the end of the century, the army, this time the Soviet, split again, and again the sad result was the loss of the state. In both cases, the generals' favorite weapons were denunciations and betrayal, perjury and slander.