About the book: 2000 / This book can be called the book of the century and in the literal sense of the word: it covers almost the entire twentieth century. This book, written on a documentary basis, is the first opens for Russian-speaking readers unknown pages of the bygone twentieth century, debunks myths and legends that seemed unshakable and undeniable since school. This book brings together under one cover the West and the East, Jews and anti-Semites, executioners and victims, idealists, provocateurs and adventurers. This you don’t read the book, but swallow it, not noticing the time and plunging deeper and deeper into the incredible lives of its heroes. And finally, this book shows how true the aphorism “Look for a woman” is!».