Official information, biographies and “frank” interviews with top officials of the state are so emasculated that it is impossible to believe that those “at the helm” are the same people as you and me. This book is collected from stories and memories of those who constantly were close to the top officials, their families, and guests. They dealt not only with their safety, but also with all other aspects of life: consumer services, transport, communications, even the leisure of their charges. What the powerful of this world lived, their relationships, lifestyle, way of life, habits, details of work and rest, what they thought about and how they made important decisions - all this is described in this book. The author is one of the most famous journalists in Russia, employee of the Komsomolskaya Pravda newspaper, on the basis of whose sensational reports this book was made.