“Never talk to strangers,” Bulgakov warned. San Sanych Smolyanynov, a retired aviation engineer, didn’t heed the classic advice… and ended up right in the end of the 19th century.
At first glance, there’s a lot pleasant in such a swap—youth, wealth, unlimited possibilities for career growth… But new responsibilities appeared that he has to place on himself. Is it really so easy to be a Grand Duke, the second son of Alexander III, born a knight of many of the highest orders of the Russian Empire, a future heir to the throne, the beloved brother of Nicholas II—knowing that soon three revolutions will happen one after another, followed by a civil war?