This book is about the first reaction of the patriotic public and the Orthodox Church to the bloody events of October 1993. Twenty years later, what was said then was not only confirmed, but became deeper and more acute. In 1998, assessing the new situation in Russia, Patriarch Alexy II said: “There is a well-planned and organized war aimed at destroying our people. It is our duty to call a spade a spade. Not a single layman, especially a priest, has the right to remain silent. If we remain silent, we will simply be destroyed.” The spiritual assessment of what happened is confirmed in this book by documents and testimonies of participants in those tragic events.