About the book: 2008 / The world after the Third World War. The majority of the Earth's population has been destroyed. The Russian Empire is headed by President Arthur Koval, nicknamed Kuznets. And the country is doing poorly: a huge part of the territory has now been lost. The eastern border now runs along the Urals, Moscow no longer exists, and St. Petersburg has again become the capital. There is practically no state, and instead of an army there are feudal hordes with bows and crossbows... Koval understands perfectly well: to save what is left, an iron fist is needed. We need to put the country through the meat grinder of reforms, create a fleet and return the Far East. Ahead is a life-and-death struggle. Because not only people, but also otherworldly undead are opposed to the Blacksmith…