The reader of this book will see the most important events in the political history of post-war West Germany. The author happened to witness many of them: the discussion and adoption by the Bonn Bundestag of the Paris Agreements, state visit of former Chancellor K. Adenauer to the USSR, Geneva and Berlin meetings, the shameful trial of the Communists in Karlsruhe, the failure of the adventurous putsch in Berlin on June 17, 1953... The reader will find out the truth about the hidden springs of the "economic miracle," he will get acquainted with the appearance and political mores of Bonn - a small West German town that became the capital of a revived capitalist Germany. He will visit this country in the days of the traditional Rhine carnival and in the days of fierce class battles, will learn about the popular movement of the fifties "Without us!" and about today's discussions related to the painful revision of the bankrupt policy of the "Cold War Chancellor."