This book, prepared for publication by the famous Russian sinologist V.V. Malyavin, contains the first complete translation into Russian of the famous ancient Chinese canon “The Thirty-Six Stratagems”. It reveals the secrets of victory over any opponent and in any circumstances. Apparently, the treatise was originally circulated among members of the secret societies of old China. It contains the entire set of classical secrets of the Chinese science of power, the science of spiritual being, which can ensure success and well-being in life. The wisdom of Chinese stratagems will serve as a guide for any most demanding reader and will provide the key to understanding the secrets of fortune.