About the book: 1986 / Russian military diplomat General A. A. Ignatiev began military service in the last century. After the victory of October, he took the side of the revolution. For a long time he worked at the trade mission in France, served in the Soviet Army. In his book, the author talks about the life of the Russian and foreign armies, about the activities of Russian military-diplomatic circles in the late 19th - early 20th centuries, as well as about the Russian-Japanese and 1st th world wars. The book contains minor editorial clarifications..