The book "Overcoming" is not a biography of A.G. Tuleyev in its purest form, it is the life of a man and a politician on a slice of history. This is an autobiographical novel, extremely honest and sincere memories of the events in Kuzbass and the country, of which the author was a direct participant. It would seem that a strict biographical protocol for a politician and spontaneity, sincerity, and, sometimes, humor in assessing oneself, the environment and the events of the era should not get along well, but not in the case of A.G. Tuleyev. This is what the book will be interesting to the widest range of readers, it forces a new look at the realities of the recent past and the fate of one of the outstanding figures of the modern era.