Martha Dodd (1908-1990) established herself in modern American literature as a progressive writer who reacts sharply to changes in the political situation in the country. The book sounds not only pain for the future of American culture, it also sounds the confidence of a fighter, not broken by the failure of the first battles, that the future still belongs to progress. This is the patriotism of Martha Dodd. In connection with the release of this book, Albert Einstein told the writer: "Every honest person deserves recognition for the fact that you shed light on the whole fantastic-gloomy process that we are all witnessing."