Memories of a Terrorist

The library of the project "History of the Russian State" — are the best landmarks of world literature recommended by Boris Akunin, which reflect the biography of our country from its very origins. Boris Viktorovich Savinkov (1879–1925) — a revolutionary, one of the leaders of the Socialist Revolutionary Party, the prototype of numerous literary and cinematic characters, a poet and writer, a bright and ambiguous figure in Russian history. Savinkov headed the legendary underground combat organization of Azef, participated in many terrorist acts, played an important role in a number of notorious political assassinations, was sentenced to death, but managed to escape to Europe. In Paris, Savinkov writes "Memories of a Terrorist," a gripping book about his life, which reads like an engaging thriller, with the only difference being that it reveals the true world of conspirators at the beginning of the 20th century.