The events of the last century, which directly affected our grandfathers and great-grandfathers, were not always clear-cut. It is not without reason that many of the direct participants in wars and revolutions rarely liked to share memories of those times. Is it worth stirring up the past, especially if in it, like in a dark forest hole, lies a tangle of poisonous snakes? This is exactly the dilemma the hero of this novel faces.