Dangerous terrorists, members of the Bolshevik combat group and directed by V.I. Lenin, are planning a series of terrible crimes on the eve of the World War. One of the victims should be the detective genius Count Apollinarius Sokolov. The Count fearlessly accepts this challenge. Events take a surprising turn. The Count's irresistibility helps him win women's hearts. The book is based on true historical events. Among the characters are Nicholas II, Ulyanov-Lenin, Inessa Armand, Krupskaya, Vera von Launitz, chief of the gendarme corps V. Dzhunkovsky and others. The language is magnificent and juicy. I am attracted by the accuracy in the description of everyday details of the era. Readable in one breath.