For history 1990th in Russia became the epoch of Gorbachev and Yeltsin, that, in spite of the прижизненный antagonism, so will remain in her brothers-twins smashing soviet power. But for very many people of that generation by the symbol of 90th there was a figure of Boris Абрамовича Березовского. Why exactly did he incarnate in itself the important lines of the time - time of becoming of the second Russian capitalism?This question is an author of book, Peter Авен, discusses with two ten of people, well knowing Березовского in different periods of his life. Among the interlocutors of author is Valentin Юмашев and Alexander Волошин, Mikhail Фридман and Anatoliy Чубайс, Sergey Доренко and Vladimir Познер. At each of them an own version of answer is for a question, why the not high energetic doctor of sciences from an academic institute suddenly flew up to status of symbol of epoch, incarnating in itself her brave daring and unattractive falling. Life of Березовского was finished by a tragedy, but history of country proceeds. And that, in what side she will turn on the next historical crossing, depends on her willingness to master the lessons taught by the recent past.