The Central Powers… the Entente… Enemies… Allies… None of them needs a strong Russia. They all look at her like at a tasty treat, burning with impatience to grab a piece and chew it, choking on greed. And the Russian people? What do enlightened Europeans care about these dirty savages? Let them die in trenches, let them tear at each other’s throats for the ideals of Freedom, Equality, and Brotherhood. There are already more than enough leaders among them, ready to lead this crowd to a Bright Future—and they don’t care that this road will be paved with the bones of the dissenters. And if such a leader, to achieve the Great Goal, isn’t above taking what is most precious for every man—his one and only and his child, even if the child isn’t born yet… Then the answer is only one! And a quick death by a bullet to the head is considered an unjustified mercy…