In the new book by N. Luzan “Illusion. The price is life” reveals for the first time many secret mechanisms that for several centuries, as well as in recent years, have driven and continue to drive dramatic events in the South and North Caucasus. Politicians and intelligence services of Russia, the USA, Germany, Great Britain, Turkey and Georgia have waged and continue to wage a brutal, irreconcilable, hidden for many, struggle for control over the resources and processes taking place in this region. The author talks about the activities of the Russian intelligence services, based on rich factual material .The book will be of interest to a wide range of readers.