The acclaimed master of the political thriller, Yulian Semyonov, believed that “in our age a person can no longer live without politics.” Here is the first domestic novel written in this now very popular genre. The 1930s… American and British billionaires, ministers and politicians, underground operatives and provocateurs appear on the pages. With the brilliance characteristic of him, the author of many Soviet bestsellers—read by the whole country half a century ago—explains how Hitler and his henchmen came to power, who catered to the fascists in carrying out their adventurous plans.