About the book: 2020 / In his new book, popular writer and publicist Yuri Mukhin examines the history of that part of society that has arrogated to itself the right to be called the “spiritual elite of Russia.” The book shows how this layer lived and flourished in the Russian Empire, while at the same time destroying it, how it prospered in the Soviet Union and destroyed it in the name of its own greed; how it continues to parasitize the people and lie to them at the present time. What should the Russian elite really be like, how can we ensure that it serves the people? – the author gives answers to these questions.