In recent years, the "sofa" battles of the "reds and whites" in Russia have been subsiding, then becoming fierce again. The former (conditional communists) deify the era of the Soviet Union, the latter (conditional monarchists) curse in every possible way, and this "battle" seems to last forever. Nikita Mikhalkov's magazine Svoi has not only refrained from participating in the confrontation for more than a decade, but has also been trying to "reconcile" the warring parties by publishing balanced, factual historical and journalistic materials. They tell about the Soviet heroes, their exploits and achievements, as well as the antiheroes of the great era. Many texts devoted to this period of Russian history are presented in this collection.