The second book of the trilogy “The Subjunctive Mood”. The Thirties. The USSR is developing rapidly. It is developing with reliable allies - Germany and Japan. Cities and factories are being built, an army and navy are being built. A new state mechanism is being built. Soviet empire? Yes. Because there is no other way. Along with the country, “fugitives from the future” are growing, putting all their strength and skills to give their homeland hope for Victory. And along the borders of the Union the fire of “local conflicts” is burning. And there is very little left before it turns into a “world fire.”