A man of a bright, extraordinary destiny, the holder of two university diplomas, a brilliantly educated polymath, Nikolai Vasilyevich Krylenko early became a professional revolutionary, a leader of the Bolshevik underground. He was one of the leaders of the storming of the Winter Palace. In the first Soviet government, he headed the People's Commissariat of Military and Naval Affairs, and then the entire Armed Forces of Soviet Russia. An outstanding lawyer, prosecutor of the Republic, an inspired speaker, People's Commissar of Justice of the USSR - these are just some of the milestones in the life of this wonderful, versatile person, which this book tells about.