“The Stone Belt” is an epic canvas covering the period of Russian reality from the end of the 17th century to the 70s of the 19th century. And although the core of the story is the story of the Ural mining factory Demidov family - from the quick-witted blacksmith Nikita, the initiator of the "case", to the weak, depraved luxury Anatoly, Prince of San Donato, who completed the genealogy, - the main character of the trilogy is the talented, hardworking Russian people, patient and rebellious .The author has created a whole gallery of memorable images of artisans, the Demidovs also visibly appear, cruel, power-hungry, proud of their strength and power over a person.“The Heirs” is the second book of the trilogy.< /p>Like their grandfather, the Tula gunsmith Nikita Demidov, his grandchildren, in an effort to expand production, show economic ingenuity and assertiveness. Inhumanly exploiting the working people, they commit crimes for the sake of profit and degrade morally. Unable to endure poverty and arbitrariness, the workers and serfs of the Demidov factories, led by E. Pugachev, come out to fight the oppressors.