About the book: 2023 / An extraterrestrial object activated by a NASA space probe transfers the information matrices of several people from the first quarter of the twenty-first century into the consciousnesses of people of the late nineteenth century. One of the invaders turns out to be an uninvited guest in the minds of Grand Duke Vladimir Alexandrovich, the third son of Emperor Alexander II. Having come to terms with the presence of the invader, Vladimir Alexandrovich becomes acquainted with the knowledge of the guest from the future and is horrified by the realization of the impending catastrophe. Attempts to explain to Nicholas II the fallacy of the financial and economic model of the country's development do not lead to the desired result: the tsar is deaf to the voice of reason. Seeing no other way out, Vladimir Alexandrovich uses the knowledge and abilities of the invader and takes power into his own hands..