A representative of the ancient Volynsky-Bobrokov family, Artemy went from a soldier in a dragoon regiment to a cabinet minister. He was one of the few Russian nobles who reached a high position during the “Bironovschina”, a person who enjoyed the special trust of Empress Anna Ioannovna. However, the intrigues of foreigners who were afraid of the growing influence of the “Russian party” led to the arrest of Volynsky and his like-minded people... A new novel by a modern writer tells about one of the most famous people in Russian history, a major statesman and diplomat Artemy Petrovich Volynsky (1689-1740). Chirkova.