About the book: 2024 / In the new edition of her cult book, journalist Eva Merkacheva traced what happened to the heroes of her investigations, the defendants the most notorious crimes of recent years, many of which are still heard today. For some, the investigation came to a close, for some, they gained freedom, and for others, they received a life sentence. This book contains details of the judicial vicissitudes and prison everyday life of such famous prisoners as Governor Furgal, actor Efremov, Minister Ulyukaev, nationalist Tesak, priest Sergius (Romanov) and other VIPs who found themselves in Russian prisons. At the same time, the author devotes many of his publications to the problems of a “little” person who has fallen into the millstones of justice either for a petty crime, or even due to a misunderstanding or slander. Understanding of broken destinies, raw nerves and an impartial state are intertwined in the work of Eva Merkacheva. And how can one not remember Pushkin’s lines here: And for a long time I will be kind to the people, That I awakened good feelings with the lyre, That in my cruel age I glorified freedom. And he called for mercy for the fallen…