One of the most famous Russian historians of the 20th century, a talented publicist, white emigrant Sergei Petrovich Melgunov (1879-1956) dedicated his book to one of the key figures in the history of the White movement, Admiral Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak. Trying to restore the historical truth, the author is looking for an answer to the questions: who was Admiral Kolchak really - a Siberian "dictator" or a person passionate about the dream of restoring great Russia, and could he overcome the obstacles with which his "mission" of recreating Russia met?