This book is a kind of creative report of the writer Nikolai Dolgopolov. 25 years ago he published his first material about Abel-Fischer and since then he has written about two thousand articles and 12 books that have become bestsellers. Twice winner of the literary prize of the Foreign Intelligence Service (SVR), screenwriter of three full-length films shown on Channel One, commentator on hundreds of documentaries and television programs about intelligence. He even starred in the title role of the famous Kim Philby! The main difference between “Intelligence Geniuses” and other works of this kind: Dolgopolov knew many of his favorite characters personally and maintained good relations with them for many years.