Russia, XVIII century. Three pupils of the navigation school - Alexander Belov, Alyosha Korsak and Nikita Olenev - by coincidence, became involved in matters of national importance. A lot is at stake: life, love, and the honor of the Russian crown. Friends dreamed of adventure and glory, and now they will actually have to test themselves and play a dangerous game with the greats of this world, plunging into the abyss of palace intrigue and political conspiracies. And no matter what trials fate sends them, the midshipmen always remain faithful to friendship and follow their main motto: “Life for the Motherland, honor for no one!” An exciting plot, full of dangerous adventures and unexpected turns, unfolds against the backdrop of one of the most interesting eras of Russian history, during the reign of Empress Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great. In 1988–1992, novels about midshipmen were filmed by Svetlana Druzhinina and had a resounding success, and the “Russian Musketeers” Dmitry Kharatyan, Sergei Zhigunov and Vladimir Shevelkov won the universal love of the audience. In this edition, the cycle of novels about midshipmen by Nina Sorotokina is presented in full and includes “Midshipmen, forward! or Three from the Navigation School", "Date in St. Petersburg", "Chancellor", "The Law of Pairs".