The book is devoted to the modern stage of the existence of Russian special services. Its authors Yu. Felshtinsky and V. Pribylovsky are quite well known in Russia and abroad. Yuri Felshtinsky is a historian, specialist in the history of the revolution, author of the book "Leaders in Law", co-author of the book "The KGB plays chess". Vladimir Pribylovsky is a well-known Russian political scientist specializing in the 'archiving' of current political processes. The authors of the book offer the reader their own version of the relationship between modern Russian special services and structures vested with power.