The name of George Soros, an outstanding entrepreneur and philanthropist, speaks for itself. Doctor Honoris Causa, a major researcher of financial markets and the author of the theory of reflexivity, George Soros felt an urgent need to develop the ideas set out in the book “The Alchemy of Finance” and inform the world about the results of his new theoretical searches - the upcoming collapse of the world system of capitalism and the threat looming over the open society. In August 1998, George Soros sought to save the global financial system from the destructive wave that arose as a result of the Asian crisis and reached Russia. He kept a diary. After reading the book, and in it excerpts from the diary, we will see the well-known dramatic events of this period through the eyes of their active participant. George Soros made gigantic efforts to save countries that had not yet been captured by the financial crisis, including Russia... For everyone who is interested in economic problems - politicians and their advisers, specialists from research institutes and analytical departments, heads of financial institutions and specialists in financial markets.