About the book: 2018 / The novel tells about the war with the Swedes, which Tsar Alexei Mikhailovich waged in 1656–1658. Although during its course Russian troops won many glorious victories in the Baltic states and on the Neva, this war attracted almost no attention from writers and for a long time remained little known to the reading public. But its goal was considerable: half a century before Peter the Great, his father Alexei Mikhailovich tried to open the door wide to Europe: the siege of Riga and Noteburg - the Russian Oreshok, Kexholm - the Russian Korela, the capture of Dorpat - the ancient Russian city of Yuryev, other cities and fortresses in Livonia , the destruction of Nyenskans and even the defeat of the Swedish squadron by Russian plows on the Neva... The novel is written in rich language and is easy to read. Its simple plot helps the reader quickly get into the essence of the story and, despite the large number of episodes and characters, not lose the thread of events and not forget the characters. This manner of presentation helps to continuously follow what is happening and learn with interest the forgotten pages of our history..