At the center of the novel “The Three Ages of Okini-san” is the dramatic fate of Vladimir Kokovtsev, who went from midshipman to admiral of the Russian fleet. The writer takes his hero through a series of historical events - the Russian-Japanese and the First World War, the February and October Revolutions, and shows the complex political situation in the Far East, where the interests of Russia, England, and Japan collided. Russo-Japanese War. The most bitter and most glorious page of Russian history at the beginning of the 20th century. The most bitter - because the Russian Empire has never known a war waged so absurdly and ineptly... The most glorious - because the officers and soldiers who became the “humble heroes” of this war worked miracles of courage and bravery... Before you, probably, The best existing book about the Russo-Japanese War. The book is multifaceted and fascinating, brilliantly smart - and impeccably accurate...