About the book: 2009 / The merciless oprichnina of Ivan the Terrible, the glorious era of Peter the Great, the Decembrist uprising and the dashing, cruel rebellion of Stenka Razin. The history of Rus' and Russia is turbulent, full of extraordinary events, tragedies and heroic deeds. Under the pen of the classic Russian historical novel S. Alekseev, the realities of the distant past, seen through the eyes of ordinary people, come to life and become close, interesting and fascinating.