Mikhail Prokhorov is a Russian billionaire (in 2011, his fortune reached, according to official information, $18 billion), president of the private investment fund ONEXIM. He belongs to that layer of people who in Russia are called “oligarchs”; in the 2000s, their position in the political life of the country was greatly shaken, but now they are again striving for power. In July 2011, M. Prokhorov tried to lead the Right Cause party, suffered a fiasco, but then nominated himself for the post of president. It is clear that it is not enough for the oligarchs to rule the country through their proteges - they want to rule themselves. The book by Alexei Mukhin, director of the Center for Political Research, contains exclusive material about M. Prokhorov - about his political plans, about connections with higher government structures, about his business, environment, etc. All this allows us to assess Prokhorov’s real chances of success in the fight for the Kremlin.