  We prove that an element $g$ of prime order $>3$ belongs to the solvable
radical $R(G)$ of a finite (or, more generally, a linear) group if and only if
for every $x\in G$ the subgroup generated by $g, xgx^{-1}$ is solvable. This
theorem implies that a finite (or a linear) group $G$ is solvable if and only
if in each conjugacy class of $G$ every two elements generate a solvable
subgroup.
