Falling from a high-rise building, he managed to think: “I don’t want to do this... it’s stupid,” and the Higher Powers gave yesterday’s schoolboy a chance! The terrible and brilliant eighteenth century, the era of the cruelest serfdom and palace coups, all-powerful favorites and terrible riots shaking the country. A time when you can ascend to unprecedented heights next to the throne and sink into obscurity, leaving nothing behind. Charisma, a pinch of luck, extraordinary personal qualities and a heavy shroud of secrecy that envelops Igor like a cloak, inspire respect and a bit of fear in those around him. In the eyes of others, he is an aristocrat hiding from his enemies. Having joined the Uhlan regiment as a volunteer, he begins his ascent, and every step he takes is a page in the future history textbook!