Political chronology of Russia (1998–2000)

The reader"s attention is presented by the memoirs of V.P. Fedorova (1939-2021), a well-known Russian scientist, corresponding member of the Russian Academy of Sciences, statesman, writer and poet, set forth in the form of diary entries for 1998-2000. The book is a unique cast of its time. The day after day, the author describes and comments on the political and socio-economic life of Russia in one of the most difficult periods of its history. The Canvas of events includes a description of Russia before the 1998 default and after it, a series of shifts of governments and prime ministers, the coming to the post of president of the country V.V. Putin, "Second" of the Chechen War, the vicissitudes of relations between the branches of power. A significant part of the book is devoted to foreign policy issues. The author’s enormous scientific and state experience, the possession of information from the “first mouth” and “first -hand” bring the reader as much as possible to the essence of events, reveal their internal springs and the role of the individual in history. The book was written by a man of honor, a patriot of his country