The book "Nomenclature" brought its creator - Soviet historian Mikhail Sergeyevich Voslensky (1920-1997) - worldwide fame. It is one of those rare books that, appearing on the shelves of bookstores, immediately become part of the treasury of political thought. Analyzing the facts and gradually leading the reader through different parts of the Soviet system, the author clearly, simply, documented creates a holistic picture of the origin and life of the ruling elite in the Soviet Union.