About the book: 2017 / How to make friends with the “godfather” of the Sicilian mafia Nicolo Gentili and learn from him about the impending coup in Italy. How to receive exclusive information about the current activities and plans of the government during numerous interviews with Italian Prime Minister Aldo Moro. How to meet Otto Skorzeny. And how to avoid complicity in the assassination attempt on the Spanish dictator Franco. Lieutenant Colonel of the Soviet foreign intelligence Leonid Kolosov, who worked in Italy for more than 15 years as his own correspondent for the Izvestia newspaper, spoke honestly and in detail about these and other KGB operations. Among fellow journalists he was called one of the “golden feathers.” And among intelligence officers he was considered an espionage ace.