About the book: year / Year 1863. The Russian Empire still does not know what loss it will have to endure and how close its decline is. Yesterday's Smolenskaya - a beloved daughter, a happy bride who does not dream of a code - hardly imagines how cruel those closest to her can be. There is no standard for the darkness of someone else's soul. And a man from whom everything has been taken away is ready to become a winner even one step away from execution.