Three years have passed since Empress Olga ascended the throne. During this time, the Russian Empire, having happily escaped the cataclysm called the “first Russian revolution,” is renewing and strengthening itself and is preparing for a new battle, which in a few years will inevitably break out in the vastness of Europe. At the beginning of 1907, only the composition of the Central Powers coalition was a foregone conclusion, as the German Empire strengthened its ties with Austria-Hungary and Turkey day by day. At the same time, the formation of the Entente is in its infancy, because hostility between Russia and Great Britain has not been eliminated. Will Russia have to fight alone against a hostile coalition or will it still have allies in this matter?