Just 15 years ago, in the first half of the 90s, the 1984 USSR champion Zenit, forgotten, abandoned and of no use to anyone, was a gray team not even of the highest, but of the first Russian division. The team played its matches in tiny stadiums, and 100–200 people came to cheer for it. For several years, St. Petersburg residents were not at all among the elite of domestic football, and their existence gradually began to be forgotten. In May 2008, the previous year's Russian champion Zenit, having previously defeated the famous Bayern Munich in the semi-finals with an unrealistic score of 4:0, In the UEFA Cup final he beat the Scottish Glasgow Rangers and won the second most prestigious European cup tournament. Three months later, the St. Petersburg team sensationally beat the winner of the 2008 Champions League, the most popular team in the world, the English Manchester United, in the match for the European Super Cup. The name “Zenith” became known throughout the world, and its leader Andrei Arshavin became a contender for the prize for the best football player of the year on the planet. How did such a metamorphosis become possible? What contributed first to the fall of Zenit, and then to its fantastic rise? Was it only thanks to Gazprom’s money and the support of the country’s most influential politicians that the club from St. Petersburg became the best in Russia and one of the strongest in Europe? What did the famous Dutch coach Dick Advocaat bring to her game? This is the subject of a book about Zenit, from the pages of which the leading players, coaches and presidents of the club over all these years, as well as eminent fans, including politicians and famous cultural figures, speak. The current Zenit is not only the winner of European tournaments and Russian Championship 2007, but also a team that plays very beautiful football and thereby gained love and respect in its hometown and throughout the country. The team's performance in Europe especially contributed to this. The book is written in a fascinating style and contains a lot of facts unknown to a wide range of readers. It is unlikely that at least one football fan (and how many there are in Russia could be judged by the celebrating streets of all cities without exception during the European Championship), having learned about a detailed book about the success story of Zenit, will refrain from purchasing it - so The club brand is now promoted.