1917: Forward, Empire!

Summer of 1917. A hot time. Emperor Mikhail II leads the revolution. Russia is ready to go on the offensive at the fronts. Germany is preparing to strike. The balance is about to collapse, finally changing the familiar world of 1917. And in the meantime, the emperor—an unexpected arrival—prepares to arrange a dynastic marriage. Princess Yolanda of Savoy, acting in the interests of Italy, must be sent to Russia. What terrible secrets are hidden behind the scenes of world politics? Ancient “old families” and upstart “young whippers,” whose fortunes are only “a mere” a couple of hundred years old. Great houses and monarchs. A complicated intertwining of money and real power. The highest league of world might. The game has begun…