1807 Another military campaign against the “furious Corsican” has just ended ingloriously. The shameful Peace of Tilsit was signed. Young, but already noticeably distinguished in battles, Colonel Alexander Benkendorf was appointed to the Russian embassy in Paris. And suddenly a scandal: the famous tragic actress, Mademoiselle Georges, was kidnapped. Benckendorff secretly takes her from France to Russia. What is this? Romantic affair or diplomatic intrigue? How will Russian Emperor Alexander I and his sworn enemy Napoleon react to what happened? Can a Frenchwoman's mission to Russia stop the impending clash of powerful opponents? A new exciting novel from the famous writer and historian Olga Eliseeva, based on the memoirs of the most formidable chief of gendarmes!