The beginning of the 17th century went down in Russian history as the Time of Troubles. The centuries-old rule of the Rurik dynasty ended. A wave of imposture, popular uprisings and invasion of foreigners swept over the mighty country. Violence has almost become a social norm. The Polish nobles and Cossacks, unleashed with impunity, are plundering rich estates, monasteries, towns, sowing death and destruction everywhere. And in the midst of this bloody chaos, the young prince Vasily Pozharsky, elevated to the royal market by Boris Godunov for his courage and resourcefulness, risking his life, saves the young princess Ksenia from desecration and death..