The book offered to the reader contains the memoirs of Rear Admiral A.D. Bubnov and Colonel of the General Staff V.M. Pronin about the Headquarters of the Supreme Commander-in-Chief of Emperor Nicholas II during the First World War and the Revolution. The authors of the memoirs witnessed important historical events in the life of Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. The pages of the book examine the triumphs and defeats of the Russian army, the life of the royal family and the attitude of officers to certain events. Their view - the view of eyewitnesses - is interesting to this day.