Andrei Piontkovsky is perhaps the most brilliant publicist and most sought-after analyst in contemporary Russia. His publications are eagerly awaited, and he attracts intellectuals of all persuasions. To achieve all this, of course, one must be intelligent, educated, and knowledgeable. Such individuals are few, but they do exist. To stand out among them, one must possess something else. Piontkovsky rejects the conventional wisdom that people are as circumstances dictate. Collected together, Andrei Piontkovsky's articles courageously and unflatteringly appeal to a different Russia—one free and honest. This is patriotism in action, the very real patriotism that our society, entangled in politicking and raped by constant lies, sorely needs today.

Volume 1. The Third Path... to Slavery. Since the publication of the printed edition of the book of the same name in 2010, many new articles have been added to the main text. It should be noted that the book is constantly being updated, representing a chronicle of the Putin regime. The latest version of the book includes significant changes in both format and content: from today's historical perspective, some articles and topics have lost their relevance, while others, on the contrary, have become even more vivid for the modern reader. We hope that the book continues to arouse unwavering reader interest.

The entire second volume, "War," is Ukraine, ten years of its heroic battle of world-historical significance. Ukraine as the moral leader of the Free World. Living history through my assessments and judgments of those years. I hope this documentary retrospective will prove interesting to Ukrainian readers.