The heroes of this book are legendary people. They made the glory of Soviet and Russian intelligence. Some of them fought against fascism during the Great Patriotic War, acting behind enemy lines, others identified threats to the security of our state, working in different countries, on other continents. Intelligence historian Nikolai Dolgopolov presented in his new book, prepared for the 95th anniversary of the Russian Foreign Intelligence Service, a whole galaxy of intelligence officers who defended our homeland on distant and near borders.