National Monarchist, National Democrat, National Bolshevik. Alexey Frolovich Filippov

The first scientific biography of A.F. Filippov (1869-1936) - figures, which for a long time undeservedly considered a secondary one, reveals the social activity of this amazing person in the late XIX - early XX centuries. With the highest possible completeness, all the stages of his life are highlighted, the constancy of Filippov’s patriotic aspirations in any situation was revealed, which allowed him to evolve from conservative monarchism through National Democracy to Soviet patriotism. Journalist, editor, publisher, politician, banker, exchange player, Chekist, intelligence officer, student of Pobedonostsev and Kireeva, Sorant Rozanov and Gorky, accomplice of Gapon, ward Witte, friend of Raszitin, son -in -law Dzerzhinsky, protege of Nicholas II and Lenin, Secretary of Patriarch Tikhon - all These hypostases of the hero of this book reveal the image of the ubiquitous Russian Tricster