My friend Carlos Shakal. The revolutionary who became the hero of the Hollywood films "Jackal" and "Carlos"

The hero of this book became a prototype for Hollywood blockbusters" Jackal and "Carlos". His political struggle began at a time when the wind of change swept through all countries: Ho Shi Min in Vietnam, an unthinkable Mao in China, in Havana was silent in a cigar Fidel, and somewhere in the jungle of Bolivia was preparing for the death of Che Guevar. Carlos was seen all over the world, and after the capture of the ministers, OPEC was called the "star of terrorism". Saddam Hussein admired him, he spoke of his extraordinary courage. Gaddafi, this great Bedouin, gave him a weapon. Today, Saddam and Gaddafi are brutally killed, and he may be the last person who knows their secrets. He became famous under the name "Carlos", and the enemies gave him the nickname "jackal", in honor of the hero of the book of Forsyt "Jackal Day", but they had little in common. The jackal from the novel killed for money, Carlos fought for the matter of freedom. His ability to confuse traces and move away from persecution was a toothache for the special services of Western countries. The last refuge of Ilyich was Sudan, where Carlos led the life of the teacher, telling the young black fighters about the revolutionary craft. But not for long. He was abducted by American-Israeli intelligence and delivered to France, where a prison camera awaited him. So who is he? Terrorist or revolutionary? "Carlos must be freed", - Alexander Prokhanov. "Carlos is our banner!" - German Sadulaev. “The verdict of Carlos is a sentence to the whole of humanity” - Israel Shamir. "My greetings to the old revolutionary!" - Eduard Limonov.
Igor Molotov, - Russian writer and publicist, permanent columnist in Russia Today. Marked with gratitude and diplomas of the State Duma, as well as awards of the Government of the Russian Federation. He took part as an observer in military conflicts in South Ossetia, in the Donetsk People’s Republic. In 2017, he headed the campaign to liberate Carlos Ramirez