About the book: 2005 / Dear reader, you are holding in your hands a new book by paleoanthropologist, biologist, historian and animal artist Alexander Belov. The basis for the book was the author’s concept that on our planet, over the course of millions of years, there has been an amazing transformation of biological organisms, imperceptible to the eyes of an outside observer. The paradox of this transformation lies in the fact that in nature there is not a process of humanizing animals, as we are taught from childhood, but a process of brutalization of man... In other words, what is happening on Earth is not evolution, but involution! The author is far from wanting to politicize his concept and argue that democrats or communists are already turning into monkeys. The scientist substantiates his theory with numerous facts of embryology, comparative anatomy, paleontology, zoology, zoopsychology, archeology and mythology, which, unfortunately, are not adequately accepted by modern science. Some of these facts are so sensational that pundits with academic titles prefer to remain silent about them, out of harm’s way. This position does not at all help to reveal the truth. It seems to the author that our planet still conceals many unsolved mysteries. And the most important of them is the phenomenon of life. From whom did man come? Where is he going? What lies ahead for our civilization? Who did the former people become? Who did the Mowgli children turn into? What is behind the Bigfoot phenomenon? Where did the dwarfs and giants live? Where do mysterious animals live? Do animals think? Can they understand human speech and speak humanly? Do they have a soul and where does it go after death? You, dear reader, will find answers to all these questions in this book. Illustrations by the author.