Alexander Alexandrovich Zinoviev (1922–2006) - an outstanding sociologist, social philosopher and writer. Before the period of perestroika, Zinoviev was one of the most prominent critics of the Soviet system, was one of the prominent dissidents, and was expelled from the USSR. And in his later works he assessed the destruction of the Soviet system extremely negatively. In the book "Russian Tragedy", Alexander Zinoviev subjected a comprehensive analysis to one of the most tragic periods in the history of our country, when the "total betrayal of the ruling party apparatus" led to the collapse of the great state - the Soviet Union and its liquidation. Here the author discusses the future of Russia, the dangers of globalism and the prospects for world development.