The book “Nomenklatura” brought its creator, the Soviet historian Mikhail Sergeevich Voslensky (1920–1997), worldwide fame. It is one of those rare books that, when they appear on bookstore shelves, immediately become part of the treasury of political thought. Analyzing the facts and gradually leading the reader through different parts of the Soviet system, the author clearly, simply, and documented creates a holistic picture of the origins and life of the ruling elite in the Soviet Union.