Vladimir Valerianovich Pribylovsky is a well-known political scientist, writer and journalist, author of more than 40 books on the current situation in Russia, incl. bestseller "Corporation. Russia and the KGB during the time of President Putin, "co-authored with Yu. Felshtinsky. The new book by V. Pribylovsky tells about all the significant political and commercial projects of V. Putin in the 1990s - 2000s: programs for the supply of humanitarian aid to St. Petersburg, joint projects with Dresdener-Bank, operations Art," the "Spag" system, on the development and conduct of the elections of 2000, 2004 and 2008 - and much more. More attention is paid to the "chicks of Putin's nest," most of whom left the cooperative "Lake" established by V. Putin and then took up leading positions in the Russian government.