1959...This is a world in which humanity did not go “up” into the atmosphere and space, but descended into the depths of the World Ocean. Here Karl Marx died a respected economist, having earned the venerable nickname “the doctor of the world economy.” Thousand-ton airships soar in the skies, and giant submarines transport people to underwater cities and shelf platforms. The Russian Empire under the rule of the Rurik dynasty competes for world leadership with the North American Confederation and the Holy Pan-German Alliance. This world is not free from conflicts and misfortunes, but it is definitely kinder and more prosperous than the reality we are accustomed to. But the time has come, and the fairy tale has ended. From the depths of the underworld came ruthless and invincible enemies, bringing death and destruction under black and white flags with a strange symbol similar to a spider. A symbol unfamiliar to anyone in this world except one person who has already seen the swastika...