About the book: year / After centuries of confrontation between almost equal forces, the world system has made a sharp turn: an undisputed leader has emerged in it. The United States today dominates the economic, military and information spheres. And this will last for a long time, for several decades. This book examines how America itself perceives its unexpectedly acquired omnipotence, tracing America's path to hegemony; the forces capable of resisting imperial omnipotence are designated; Russia's place in the system led by Washington is analyzed. An attempt is made to answer the questions: how and how imperial omnipotence can end.