During the ten years he spent in prison, Mikhail Khodorkovsky met many people. Some of these seemingly “finished” people for society were far from “finished” as individuals and demonstrated courage in incredibly difficult prison conditions. Even despite threats of a new term, a punishment cell or a knife, they found the strength to defend their moral values, their truth, their ideas of justice. You can relate to the values of these people in different ways, but if a person is ready to suffer for his principles, and really suffer, this is worthy of respect. Prison is an extreme place and clearly reveals what a person is worth. The stories of Mikhail Khodorkovsky are not just stories of people with a difficult fate. This is a book about Russian society and its values, about the weakness and resilience, meanness and honor of people.