Yu. Malov was a witness and participant in the dramatic events that took place at the turn of the century in the Chambers of Commerce of the USSR and the Russian Federation, in the British-Soviet Chamber of Commerce and the Council for Trade and Economic Cooperation Russia - USA. The unique factual material collected by the author about the time, people and events of those years is presented in a professional literary presentation and is of interest not only to a specialist in foreign economics, but also to an ordinary interested reader.