Over the years, the Union of Right Forces claimed the status of a reserve party in power, the title of constructive opposition and the vanguard of liberal revenge. The history of the Union of Right Forces is the history of the development of right-wing ideology in Post-Tsin Russia: ups, downs, attempts to find its place in the emerging power vertical. The book by writer and political scientist Kirill Benediktov, based on numerous interviews and analysis of party documents, is the first study in Russia of the political activities of the Union of Right Forces over the entire period of the existence of this party.