About the book: 2017 / Two years after the tragic death of politician Boris Nemtsov, passions and disputes around his personality do not subside either in Russia or in the West, where he is considered almost the “father of Russian democracy.” For some, Nemtsov’s name has become a symbol of the “struggle for freedom” and “liberalism”; for others, on the contrary, it is synonymous with “betrayal of Russia” and “collapse of the country.” Perhaps, not a single politician of the era of the “dashing nineties” is spoken or written about so much, while the names of others have already been forgotten. As for the Nizhny Novgorod governorship of Nemtsov, this period was overgrown with numerous legends in the spirit of “the region became advanced”, “there was the capital of reforms”, etc. This work, which is the first book about the notorious reformer, is the first to tell in detail about the biography and political the activities of Boris Nemtsov from the beginning of his career until the collapse of the government of young reformers in August 1998. It presents little-known facts concerning Nemtsov’s work as governor of the Nizhny Novgorod region and deputy prime minister of the Russian government, his numerous statements and statements, reveals the psychological characteristics of his personality, the reasons for his attractiveness and the motives for his actions in politics and in his personal life. In addition, the work answers a number of interesting questions: was Nemtsov a democrat, did he really make his Nizhny Novgorod region prosperous, but then was “eaten up” in the government, why Yeltsin wanted to make him his successor and then abandoned this intention, what role Nemtsov played in the promotion of some people to the political Olympus and the overthrow of others, to the extent that the image of Nemtsov was created by himself and his entourage, etc..