During the golden age of Catherine the Great's reign, considerable things were accomplished. Prince Potemkin, the empress's favorite, headed the Department of Foreign Relations and developed vigorous activity to strengthen the southern borders of the Russian Empire. One of the strategic objectives was to annex the Crimean Khanate in order to establish a foothold for the Russians in the Black Sea. Back in 1765, Catherine issued a decree on the creation of an extensive network of secret agents in the Northern Black Sea region and Crimea. In order to collect information and prepare peace negotiations, the Russian embassy is sent to Bakhchisarai, in which Potemkin includes a young woman, the widow of the officer Arzhanov who died in the war, with the secret task of winning over Khan Shahin-Girey...