This book became known in Russia from the anecdote that is the only book which George Bush has read in his life. Now it is translated into Russian and allows one to learn the political views of the former soviet dissident, Minister of Diaspora Affairs and the well known Israeli politician Nathan Shcharanskii. Is democracy a social system of the chosen or for everyone? Should democratic countries support non-democratic regimes for momentary benefits? What are the most important problems in the current political life in Israel? The author explains his position on these and other genuine issues.
Натан Щаранский (ивр. נתן שרנסקי) — советский инженер-математик, переводчик и правозащитник, диссидент, активист еврейского движения в Советском Союзе, отказник 1970-х — 1980-х годов.
После репатриации в Израиль в 1986 году — государственный и общественный деятель, депутат кнессета, министр, писатель. Кавалер двух высших американских наград — Золотой медали Конгресса США (1986) и Президентской медали Свободы (2006), лауреат Премии Израиля (2016).