Why, over the course of a hundred years, the Russian Empire kept losing not only to great powers, but also to such liminal states as Japan? Is lag in progress simply a natural course of history? You’ve been deceived: there is no natural course of history! Far descendants from the 23rd century direct the course of events in the way that suits the owners of the world. But even in a game against a cheat, an ace of trump might fall! And one must be able to use it!
What can one person do—even if his consciousness has entered a powerless heir to the royal throne, a future insignificant tsar whom the people have mocked with the nickname “Nicholashka”? As it turns out: quite a lot!