This book starts from Boris Nikolayevich Yeltsin's childhood until his death, but the main part is devoted to Yeltsin's entry into politics, especially his political life after he became the Secretary of the Moscow Municipal Committee of the Communist Party of the Soviet Union. The description focuses on the game and cooperation between Yeltsin and many politicians, including Gorbachev, Yanayev, and Luzhkov.
本书从鲍里斯·尼古拉耶维奇·叶利钦的童年讲起直至其逝世，但主要篇幅放在了叶利钦步入政坛之后，尤其对他在出任苏共莫斯科市委书记之后的政治生活进行了描述，着重讲述了叶利钦与包括戈尔巴乔夫、亚纳耶夫、卢日科夫在内的许多政治家之间的博弈与合作。
本书从鲍里斯·尼古拉耶维奇·叶利钦的童年讲起直至其逝世，但主要篇幅放在了叶利钦步入政坛之后，尤其对他在出任苏共莫斯科市委书记之后的政治生活进行了描述，着重讲述了叶利钦与包括戈尔巴乔夫、亚纳耶夫、卢日科夫在内的许多政治家之间的博弈与合作。
