Viktor Suvorov's action-packed historical novel "Control", which became a continuation of the story "Snake Eater" and a prequel to the novel "The Choice", tells about the struggle for power, intrigues and conspiracies in the top leadership of the USSR on the eve of World War II. The author vividly and thoroughly recreates the psychological atmosphere in Soviet society in 1938–1939, when Stalin, implementing a grandiose plan to seize power in the country, completely subjugated the party and economic apparatus, the army and special services with the help of the most severe repressions.Viktor Suvorov skillfully draws psychological portraits of people who aspired to power, who got to power and reveled in it, reveals the true mechanisms of governing the country and vast masses of people through fear and terror, and shows what motives Stalin and his associates were guided by.< p>For the new edition, the novel was completely revised by the author and supplemented with several interesting episodes.