A continuation of Alexander Prozorov’s new cycle, author of the legendary “The Vedaun” and the “Vataha” series!
Zhenya Leontyev, a modest auditor of the Accounts Chamber and a remote descendant of the boyar Basarga, is plagued by strange dreams. He sees himself fighting Polish hussars in the distant sixteenth century. What’s more, on the side of the Poles fight the Cossacks, while on the side of the Russians fight the Swedes and the French. The dream proved prophetic.
His friend, Katya—a beautiful and intelligent girl—opens his eyes to the historical truth that has been hidden for hundreds of years by the Order of the Jesuits. The age-old struggle for possession of the ubrus—a towel bearing an imprint of Christ’s face—continues…