Our contemporary Sasha Ilyinsky has already completely settled into the body of Grand Duke Alexander Alexandrovich, and the life of the century before last no longer seems as terrible as in the early days. Writing with a pen is already possible and much better with French. The same cannot be said about German, dancing and horse riding. And, to be honest, not very good with gun techniques. And ahead is the cadet camp, and then the school year. And if only that! What delights the intellectuals from Elena Pavlovna’s salon, surprises Mr. Herzen in London and makes them see in Sasha the new Peter the Great, for some reason the pope, GOVERNor Alexander Nikolaevich, does not really like. And even more so for the educators, generals Gogel and Zinoviev. And the elder brother, Tsarevich Nix (who, by the way, needs to be saved) begins to see Sasha as a rival. In general, the clouds are gathering...