The "dashing" 90s have sunk into oblivion, replaced by the "zero-pain" ones. A gradual, difficult restoration of statehood began in Russia, and patriotic consciousness was reviving, but culture was still working to destroy it. Continuing the conversation started in the first collection of interviews "From the Empire of Lies to the Republic of Lies" (1986-2005), the author, the famous novelist, playwright and publicist Yuri Polyakov, explores acute problems related to politics, education, family, media, cinema, theater, literature. With a brilliant command of words, turning every interview into an action-packed dialogue, he fights for the triumph of common sense in life, in order to "restore self-respect to the nation." While working on new novels, plays, and articles, Yuri Polyakov travels around the country a lot, broadcasts on TB, and participates as a member of parliamentary commissions and presidential councils in discussing topical issues of the country's development. The author concentrated all this experience in interviews, which he collected in a kind of socio-political "inter-diary". Here is the second book of this diary, covering the period from 2006 to 2013. When giving the collection its name, Yuri Polyakov used his own neologism, "Powerless." Compiled by: Y. Polyakov, N. Kazakov.