The reader is offered two chapters from the manuscript of volume 1, “The Great Revolutionary.” Some allusions to past events and “as we already know” references may not be entirely clear to the reader, but this is not so important now. The purpose of this publication is to show how the book is written, what it is about, and what the author's method is. After that, we will all decide together whether to publish the whole thing (23 chapters, not counting the Prologue and Epilogue). All emphasis in quotations belongs to their authors, except where otherwise noted. Evgeniy Mayburd, October 2010

*** “Marx as an intriguer and scoundrel”! I'm not surprised, but the picture is impressive. The effect is unexpected. Is it the same with all the “value of Marx” in your book? If so, then it should be published with an explanation: “How Marx turned out to be a great thinker,” because after all, he is one by the standard standards of the modern world. Boris Dynin, 2010-10-18 00:21:17

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Dear Evgeny Mayburd, I read it with great pleasure and laughed for a long time. I didn’t expect that political economy could contain so much humor. Shkoyah! A completely unexpected look and analysis of the PR of two cynics and revolutionary friends. The most interesting thing is that the PR cuisine of 150 years ago remains today just as relevant in the press, on the Internet and on TV. Boris E. Altshuler, Berlin, 2010-10- 29 15:38:20