Where the hell have you gone, sir?! And in the dark times of “Bironovism”, no further and no closer! Our compatriot Igor Gusarov, whose consciousness has taken possession of the body of the Courland nobleman Dietrich von Hofen, is now trying his luck in the Life Guards of Tsarina Anna Ioannovna. Times, admittedly, are turbulent: counterfeiters from Poland are threatening to undermine the economy of the empire, the Swedes are thirsting for revenge for their defeat in the Northern War, the powerful Versailles plots intrigues and sends spies, hordes of steppe dwellers rob, kill and drive thousands of civilians into slavery, the Austrian allies strive to treacherously stab in the back, and a villainous conspiracy is brewing within the country. What peace there is here! The guards cannot afford peace! However, our compatriot also has another concern, a concern of a much larger scale - not to let history turn to a different, disastrous path. And this is oh, how possible - if you don’t do anything! But how can you doubt victory when you have a trusty sword and a loaded pistol in your hands, when loyal friends are nearby, ready to help at any second! And again the worn saddle creaks, and again Life Guardsmen of the Izmailovsky Regiment gallop along the roads of Russia and the roads of Europe...