Novel by Russian writer F.E. Zarin-Nesvitsky, dedicated to the history of Russia in the first third of the 18th century. In the center of this work is the image of Princess Elizabeth, daughter of Peter I, the future Russian empress. The reader of this unique historical narrative will learn about how Elizabeth’s star “rose, how and under what conditions her character was formed, about the constant struggle for power and for life, not only her own, but also those of her loved ones.”