1878 Russia is at war with Turkey. There are battles in the Balkans, but no less fierce battles are taking place on the diplomatic field. One of the main participants in these battles on the Russian side is Count Nikolai Pavlovich Ignatiev, and he is not exactly an armchair diplomat. He travels with the Russian army to speak to the Turks on behalf of their emperor as soon as the guns fall silent. His life is threatened by Turkish agents and the harsh Balkan winter. His plans may be disrupted by the behind-the-scenes games of other participants in the diplomatic war, because even those who play on the same side sometimes interfere with each other, but the San Stefano Treaty, which became Ignatiev’s great merit and the triumph of Russia, will be signed!