From the Carpathians to the Amur

The revolution in Russia—much to the disappointment of all of Europe—did not happen. Instead, revolutionaries and everyone who joined them were convincingly offered a different place to live and a different line of work. To the Siberian mines and logging camps!

“Revolution in Ireland! Russian planes bomb Paris, Berlin, and London! Admiral Essen’s squadron is approaching the English Channel…”—European newspapers are filled with headlines like that.

“What are they doing there, abroad? These so-called Russian subjects? Instead of taking part in the fate of their own country, being near it in this very difficult time? Near the whole Russian people—both you and me?”

That’s what the emperor says about Russian subjects living abroad. He watches the Dowager Empress Maria Fyodorovna and concludes firmly:

“All Russians are here—in Russia…”

And right at the center of this whirlpool—against their will—the colonel Grachev ends up. Who else, if not him, has the strength to organize and lead the air forces of the new, free Ireland? And one warrior in the sky! He knows it for sure. And he wins! And upon returning home, he leads a large expedition to the Far East—because for the country and the ruler, gold is needed now more than ever.