The time traveler managed to strengthen his power and destroy both the boyar and clerical opposition. Reforms began changing the country very quickly, and that pleases far from everyone. And then the Tsar started a war with the Ottoman Porte, in which there will be only one victorious side. The losing side may simply vanish from the pages of history. The struggle continues, and no one guarantees Fyodor an easy victory. And he himself has begun to change—believing in his destiny and even in being chosen by God. It’s hard to imagine where such changes in the hero’s character will lead. It’s unlikely he becomes better.