Together with the comrades who come to assist him from our time, the new “Master of the Russian Earth” makes a gigantic leap forward: industry develops at unheard-of speeds, and the level of public education and culture grows rapidly…
But any of our successes are hateful to enemies—both past and future. To counter the Russian “progressors” from the 23rd century, a “regressor” arrives with the task of preventing changes to the familiar course of history. As a result of his actions, Emperor Alexander III dies, the country is on the brink of civil war and intervention.
Will Russia hold out in a conflict with the strongest Western powers? Will our technical superiority have a decisive influence on the battlefields? Will our country have a bright past?