Among his lyceum comrades, it was not without reason that Pushkin especially valued the young prince Alexander Gorchakov. The poet managed to somehow predict his brilliant future. Minister of Foreign Affairs and then Chancellor, Gorchakov stood out with his brilliant mind and amazing ability to work both among Russian ministers and among European politicians. The implementation of the liberal reform policies of Alexander II became for Gorchakov the meaning of life and the goal of public service. What was conceived was achieved in a complex struggle: the intensity of public passions, confrontation between political groups, provocative speeches in the press, attacks by radicals who relied on terrorism... The reader automatically draws comparisons with modern Russia, unexpected and very interesting, which gives the book special relevance.