Biographical study of the famous Soviet politician, political scientist and historian, doctor of historical sciences V. A. Nikonov is devoted to the fate of the prominent Soviet political and statesman V. M. Molotov. In his work, the author relies on numerous archival materials, including Molotov's personal archive, the works of domestic and foreign researchers, which allow a new look not only at the most important stages of the biography of the hero of the book, but also at the key moments of the history of pre-revolutionary Russia and the Soviet period.