Journalist Vera Vasilyeva is known for her chronicles of the trials in the Yukos case, published in online media (HRO.org, Grani.ru, Kasparov.ru) and Novaya Gazeta, as well as books about the trials of Leonid Nevzlin, co-owner of YUKOS, and Alexey Pichugin, the former head of the company's security department. The most severe charges, the most severe sentence - what really happened, what the court considered evidence and what served as the basis for life imprisonment is described in Vera's books Vasilyeva “How Alexey Pichugin was tried”, “The third trial of Alexey Pichugin. Chronicles of the “YUKOS case” and “Without witnesses? The Nevzlin case: notes from an eyewitness to the trial in absentia.” The author’s new book, offered to the attention of readers, is a story about a man who became a hostage in the war for control of oil resources and who preserved his honor and dignity in these battles without rules. Alexey himself, his colleagues and associates, family and friends talk about the methods of pressure, the key moments of the trials in the Pichugin case and where he draws strength for his struggle. For a wide range of readers interested in the YUKOS case and the fates of its defendants - not only the main ones, but also those whose names remain in relative shadow. Reviews of this book can be sent by e-mail to the address: [email protected]