About the book: 2014 / The author has long been personally acquainted with the hero of the book: while still working in the FSB, Vladimir Putin invited Roy Medvedev to give a lecture to employees about Yu. V. Andropov, an expert on whose activities is R. Medvedev. The meeting was a great success, and since then V.V. Putin and R.A. Medvedev have maintained good relations. The publishing house "Vremya" published books by Roy Medvedev about Vladimir Putin and Dmitry Medvedev; his book "Vladimir Putin" was published in the series "ZhZL: The Biography Continues..." by the publishing house "Young Guard". These materials formed the basis of a new, most complete volume dedicated not only to the main character, but also to the entire history of Russia in the first eight years of the new millennium.