About the book: 1991 / The collection contains historical portraits of prominent figures in Russia at the beginning of the 20th century. - the first prime minister of the Provisional Government, Prince G. E. Lvov, a major royal dignitary, Count I. I. Vorontsov-Dashkov, leader of the “Union of October 17” I. Guchkov, member of the Central Committee of the Kadet Party, future world-famous academician V. I. Vernadsky, figure - millionaire in the commercial and industrial world of Russia II. I. Ryabushinsky, as well as one of the most prominent representatives of Russian social democracy, L. D. Trotsky. Biographical information is provided, socio-political views are analyzed, the role and place of each person in social and political life is assessed. For a wide readership.