In this fantastic action movie, Rus' turns not even onto a “back route”, but into a disastrous dead end. In this alternative reality, 1612 becomes the darkest year in our history - Prince Pozharsky dies during the storming of the Kremlin, the Poles manage to defeat the zemstvo militia, and the Great Troubles do not fade away, but flare up with renewed vigor. The Polish king declares himself the ruler of All Rus', the Swedes capture Novgorod, an English expeditionary force headed by the “Vice King of Muscovy” lands in the Russian North, while the boyars continue to squabble for power... Is it possible to cancel the death sentence to the Muscovite kingdom? Will Rus' burn in the fire of hard times - or will it rise from the ashes? How can we break out of the dead end of history?