In the second volume of the book “Crisis and Power”, Mikhail Khazin and Sergei Shcheglov show how the theory of Power, described by them in “Stairway to Heaven”, works in practice - how with the help of power group analysis you can take a fresh look at everything famous historical events. The Great Turning Point in the USSR, Roosevelt's New Deal, the Cuban Missile Crisis, the Kennedy assassination, the Watergate scandal, the Strauss-Kahn affair - you will witness a detailed reconstruction of large-scale political upheavals and learn: - HOW PEOPLE OF AUTHORITY SHOULD ACT IN A CRISIS; - HOW POWER GROUPS ARE BORN AND DIE;— WHAT IS THE SPECIFICITY OF THE NATIONAL ELITE;— HOW IS AN ARISTOCRAT DIFFERENT FROM A NOMENCLATOR;— WHAT RESOURCE IS THE STRUGGLE FOR;— TODAY AND WHAT CAREER ELEVATORS WILL APPEAR IN THE NEAR FUTURE SCHEM.Crisis is a situation of complete uncertainty in which each player has chance of success, and the outcome of the struggle between coalitions often depends on luck. But a real “man of Power” always knows how to bring luck to his side.

In questions of Power, there are two answers - the one known to everyone and the correct one. Any representative of the elite is interested in keeping the structure of his group and its true goals secret. But in addition to internal connections, there are also public actions performed by members of groups during the struggle for certain resources. Using the theory of Power outlined in “Stairway to Heaven,” Mikhail Khazin and Sergei Shcheglov analyze large-scale historical and political events to show how many collective interests, motives and problems are hidden behind the “facts” known to everyone. What did IMF Director Strauss-Kahn pay for? Could Stalin have lost the struggle for power? Who is really behind Kennedy's death and why did absolutely everyone, even his supporters, support the official version of a lone killer? Why did Roosevelt, who prolonged the Great Depression, become the only president in US history elected to a third term, and Nixon, who led the American economy out of crisis, the only president to be removed from power early? About this and much more in the book “Crisis and Power” . Volume II. People of Power."