From the publisher of the paper version: This book is about the vulnerable sides of the human psyche, about the technique of managing people, about our weaknesses, which are played on by those who set themselves the task of subordinating us to their will. Forewarned is forearmed. If you see a problem, you can find ways to solve it. This book is for courageous people, for those who are able to face the truth, no matter how unpleasant and scary this truth may be. From the publisher of the electronic version: For us, this book is interesting first of all rich factual material that talks about the specific mechanisms of the controlled degradation of the USSR. Some things, which, however, the author touches on only in passing, have been corrected over the last decade: for example, the principle of profit maximization known to us is not only ineffective, but also dangerous - just remember the last financial crisis. As for the “utopia of creating a new person” by introducing useful memes into the consciousness, this idea can be considered only partially successful due to the weak competence (or weak interest) of those who made key decisions. Today, this task, albeit with the opposite sign, has been successfully solved by Western civilization: they have completely succeeded in creating the atom man, a universal consumer with suppressed instincts of altruism and other things. The remaining 95% can be considered a ready-made textbook for anyone who wants to understand the situation in country and in the world. Read books, guys. And may knowledge break the chains of slavery.