About the book: 1997 / Why did Marshal Akhromeyev hang himself? Did Zhukov aspire to become a military dictator? What is Beria's fault? Why was Marshal Kulik shot? Was Tukhachevsky preparing a conspiracy against Stalin? Did Frunze lead an independent line? Answers to these and many other questions can be found in this book, written on the basis of new archival sources previously closed to researchers. They overturn the usual ideas about the fate of prominent Soviet military leaders and their relationships with general secretaries.