Academician Evgeny Primakov occupies a special place in our history. In the most difficult years, he led foreign intelligence, which he saved from collapse, and the country's diplomacy, which he turned in a new direction. His great achievement is that, having headed the government at a time when Russia found itself in a desperate situation, he managed to calm the country and return people have a lost sense of reliability. Over the many years of his political career, Primakov has not disgraced himself in any way. Many were sure that he would make a good president. Why didn’t he become the leader of the Russian state?..