With appearance of word "geopolitics" in a lexicon revolution happened in consciousness. How only did Britain unchanging defend "eternal interests" or they were present for all large players on the world stage? Did change though anything in latter days? Which are traditional interests of Russia?Book of Nikolay Старикова simply and clear explains essence of what be going on a world chess-board. Using the great number of historical examples, known and not popular to wide public, an author shows, as principles of geopolitics will be realized in practice. The general vector of winding ways of history comes to light, and the acts of statesmen that were considered inexplicable are filled with logic and sense.