The life history of our autocrats consists of myths and legends. And most of all myths have been written about Emperor Alexander I. Documents, memoirs, memoirs of contemporaries, legends, anecdotes - and all about Alexander Pavlovich. He, the arbiter of the destinies of Europe, was called a weak and short-sighted ruler, and at the same time extremely ambitious, although the throne was a difficult responsibility for him. The sudden death of the emperor led to tragic events and gave rise to many gossip and legends, the reality of which is still being debated - and will continue to be debated, because the score of the debaters is 1:1. Where is the truth? Where is “how it really was”? This book is an attempt to bring together the directly opposite points of view of serious researchers, historians, as well as personal circles about the fate and reign of the mystic emperor Alexander I.