The monograph of the English historian A. Sampson in the author's homeland abroad is often called the encyclopedia of the British way of life. "The New Anatomy of Britain" contains a detailed, concrete, lively description of many essential aspects of the modern British state. My goal - Sampson explains - is to take the reader on a tour of the corridors of power with some retreats and stops along the way, in search of an answer to the question: who rules Britain? Abbreviated translation from English.