Life Guards Major

12 hrs. 20 min.

Language Russian

Author Dmitry Dashko

Narrator Sergey Kuleshov

Where the devil did you land, sir?! And in the gloomy times of "Bironovshchina"—not farther and not closer! Our compatriot Igor Gusarov, whose mind has taken over the body of the Courland nobleman Dietrich von Goffen, is now testing his luck in the Life Guards of Empress Anna Ioannovna. Times, one must admit, are anything but calm: counterfeiters from Poland threaten to undermine the empire’s economy, the Swedes crave revenge for defeat in the Northern War, mighty Versailles plots intrigues and sends spies, hordes of steppe nomads rob, kill, and take thousands of peaceful people into slavery, and Austria’s allies try to strike from behind treacherously—while inside the country, a vile conspiracy is brewing. What peace is there! Guard peace is too expensive!

But there is also another concern for our compatriot—far bigger: to prevent history from turning onto another, fatal path. And that’s very possible—if nothing is done!

But can one doubt victory when you have a trusty rapier and a loaded pistol in your hands, when loyal friends are right beside you, ready to come to your aid at any second! And again a worn saddle creaks, and again the Life Guards of the Izmailovsky Regiment gallop across the roads of Russia—and the roads of Europe…

1. The Guardsman (narrated by Natalya Frolova) 1. The Guardsman (narrated by Sergey Kuleshov) 2. Life Guards Major 3. Farewell, Guard! (narrated by Sergey Kuleshov)