Autobiographical essays by Eduard Mikhailovich Sagalaev, one of the creators of modern Russian television. The book is imbued with lyrics, humor, nostalgia, respect for the professionalism of colleagues and teachers, and at the same time is filled with the energy characteristic of the discoverers and participants of great changes in political, social and cultural history. He took part in the creation of legendary programs: "What? Where? When?", "View", "7 days".He put on the air all the top officials of our country from Mikhail Gorbachev to Vladimir Putin.For a long time he was the first person of Russian television, an all-powerful state in the state, when he headed Ostankino, VGTRK, TV-6.And now he heads the National Association of TV and Radio Broadcasters, which includes all the largest media companies in the country......one of the most successful Russian media managers and the author of this book is Eduard Mikhailovich Sagalaev.This is a frank autobiography of a journalist who reached the heights of his profession and power, and then went "into the shadows".These are beautiful lively essays, first of all, about the 80s—90s, imbued with lyrics, humor and nostalgia.These are witty first-hand stories about the creators of television programs that are loved by millions of viewers."With special trepidation, I opened the book of a man who means so much in my life. There is no limit to my surprise. The flow of sincerity is disarming, a lively, creative personality, so dear to my heart, appears in every line. Well, some of the revelations sound almost confessional. I am proud and bow down." - Alexander Lyubimov, TV journalist, media manager"There are many of us — 'chicks of the Sagalaevsky nest'. Probably half of the post-Soviet TV came out of the Youth Editorial Office of the Central Television of the USSR. The memoirs of the leader of this 'pack' explain how a new one was born from the old ether and why it turned out what it turned out." - Leonid Parfenov, journalist, TV presenter " Perhaps there is no person whose life is so connected with the history of Soviet and Russian television as Eduard Mikhailovich, and this story is dramatic, sometimes even tragic and, in a certain sense, represents the history of the country." - Vladimir Pozner, journalist, TV presenter, writer " Eduard Sagalaev wrote not just a very informative, but also a very important book... this is not a story about TV, but about freedom and about the choice that everyone faces in our country sooner or later... what surrounds us today was predetermined then — before Sagalaev's eyes and with his participation... it is also a very fascinating, sometimes detective reading." - Alexey Pivovarov, TV journalist, producer " In this book, "the recent history of our country is viewed from a television height, sometimes on the verge of a nervous breakdown. Its author, together with the reader, goes through desperate political cataclysms, but leads us to wisdom and a special philosophy of life." - Mikhail Seslavinsky, bibliophile, journalist, statesman " Sagalaeva-everyone who has been associated with the world of television over the past 45 years knows… The heroes of his book are both himself and people whose names are already inscribed in the history of both the past era and the present time." - Arina Borodina, journalist, TV reviewer in the leading media"The book turned out to be very personal and very interesting!" - Alexander Maslyakov, TV presenter, head of KVN