Nikolai Nikolaevich Gubenko, a famous actor, director, screenwriter, and director of the Taganka Actors' Theater, is also known for his social and political activities. He was the last Minister of Culture of the USSR (in 1989–1991), was a deputy of the State Duma of two convocations, and was elected to the Moscow City Duma. In his book N.N. Gubenko reveals the most important issues concerning the political situation in post-Soviet Russia, talks about the problems of power, the situation of the people and, of course, the state of Russian culture, which was once admired by the whole world. The author's bright, convincing, sharp statements, his deep reflections on the fate of Russia are complemented by specific proposals on ways to overcome the crisis and in many ways absurd situation in which our country now finds itself.