Georgy Arkadyevich Arbatov came into the system under Khrushchev and left it under Yeltsin. However, his memoirs are a look not only into the past, but also into the future: they contain an assessment of the prospects for Russian-American cooperation and international relations in the new century. The adviser to the head of state is not a very public figure. Interviews with him are not published on the front pages of newspapers, and his name does not appear on lists of influential politicians in the world. But all the events of big politics take place with his participation. He advises his patron, prepares his speeches at international forums and summits. He often largely shapes the leader’s opinion on a particular issue. He is an integral, although not visible to everyone, part of the system called the supreme power.