Gleb Yakunin chose the path of church service in order to serve his people and his conscience in opposition to the totalitarian system. In the USSR, he defended the rights of believers and fought for the separation of Church and state. His investigation into the activities of the KGB inside the church walls made him the personal enemy of many spiritual hierarchs. When, after the collapse of the USSR, the country embarked on the path of revival, he became involved in active political struggle, trying to set the course for vital changes in the Church. To this day, controversy continues around the personality of Gleb Yakunin, what kind of priest is this, if the church itself excommunicated him twice, he was in prison, subjected to repression, and at the same time he rose to power and even became a deputy of the Supreme Council of the RSFSR? This book is the first large-scale attempt to answer the question about the personality of Gleb Yakunin and understand the main layers and trends of the time in which he lived. An attempt to follow the path of the truth-seeker and look with him into the faces of systemic evil, the fight against which he made his life’s work. The publishing layout is saved in PDF A4 format.