The global crisis is almost like the third world war: everyone is afraid of it, but no one has truly felt it yet. But is the devil as terrible as he is painted? A crisis is a completely natural state for Russia. There have been a great many of them in all centuries, under all rulers - so many that we have forgotten about most of them a long time ago. And in vain. Because a crisis is always an opportunity. The only question is that we need to be able to use it correctly. Today, this chance is in our hands. And the fate of not only Russia, but the whole world depends on how we manage it... Alexander Khinshtein and Vladimir Medinsky know everything about the crisis, and they are ready to share their knowledge with readers.