The book can be called sensational. The first objective biography of the USSR Minister of Internal Affairs Nikolai Anisimovich Shchelokov, who held this high government post for more than sixteen years. The book presents not only the life path of the minister, associated with L.I. Brezhnev, but also makes an objective analysis of the relationship between the country's leadership and the internal affairs bodies and the police in a multidimensional plan, emphasizing the need to strengthen them as one of the components of statehood. This work shows in detail all the stages of creating a union Ministry of Internal Affairs. The book is based on deep insight into historical material. The author uses rare archival materials, testimonies of N. A. Shchelokov’s associates. The publication is intended for the general reader.