Memoirs of the famous political scientist and publicist, former vice-president of Yugoslavia M. Djilas is an unbiased view of an experienced politician on the events of the Second World War, on relations between Russia and Yugoslavia. The author, who has repeatedly met and talked with Joseph Stalin, tries to shed light on past events and recreates a comprehensive portrait of Stalin's personality as an iconic figure in world history and an extremely controversial person. The book contains many little-known facts from the life of Stalin and his entourage, portraits of famous historical figures.