The historical novel by the famous writer Slavomir Antonovich tells about the life and work of an outstanding statesman of the Soviet Union, First Secretary of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of Belarus - Pyotr Mironovich Masherov, Hero of War and Labor. This is the only book that is based on authentic documents, archival sources, rich historical material. The reader learns about the circumstances of the death of a party leader of the Soviet era, the tragedy at the Minsk Radio and Television Plant (cases) and other previously classified facts in the life of the country. Of great interest are photographic materials from the author’s archive, many of which are published for the first time. For a wide range of readers.