The magazine “Ogonyok” in the late eighties, at the turning point of the era, was read by almost the entire country. And suddenly, after an unprecedented rise, it fell from a dizzying height. To an insignificant circulation. To the point of an annoying, offensive emotion. Why? Has the organ of democracy failed to live up to expectations? Is democracy bankrupt? Is the reader interested in something else? One way or another, the magazine is not celebrating its centenary in the best shape. Therefore, it is not a bad idea to think: who was he, the Ogonyok magazine - a jester who was allowed to tell the truth, a prophet, a harlot? Hence the nostalgia of Ogonyok. However, the book is not only about the once super-popular editorial staff