About the book: 2015 / Viktor Abakumov - Minister of State Security of the Stalin era. He was one of the most powerful and mysterious leaders of the time. Today, there are two diametrically opposed images of Abakumov: some consider him an executioner and the initiator of mass political repressions, others consider him an honest, principled and talented representative of the domestic special services. The author, a specialist in the history of special services, based on numerous archival materials, tries to refute all the myths and legends about Abakumov and recreate the authentic image of this truly extraordinary person.