As Moltke the Elder said: “No military plan survives the first contact with the enemy!” It seemed that Vorontsov had carefully prepared the Russian Empire and his Holding for the world war. But unpleasant surprises began in the very first month—and then problems only grew and grew.
Of course, it’s not only he and his allies who “plug the emerging holes,” but also hundreds of millions of ordinary people. And not only in Russia. But what if, besides the enemies, there are also the so-called “allies” against you? Give up? No way!
“Russians don’t give up!”