Lugansk region, May 2014. The Novozhilov family, by chance, finds itself in the thick of events in Lugansk. Vlad Novozhilov is a former participant in the war in Afghanistan. He knows firsthand what war is. Having seen enough of the horrors of war in his time, in principle he does not even want to touch a weapon. In a situation, he sees only one way out - to leave the country. But you can't run away from the war, the border is already closed. To save his family, he will have to make difficult moral choices.
The hunt for imperial gold continues. A priceless scepter, a treasure that could secure a worry-free life in sunny Rio de Janeiro for Ibrahim Bender and his young apprentice Ostap, has slipped from under their noses and ended up in possession of Nestor Makhno, an anarchist army commander. Makhno is convinced that the scepter is one of many imperial relics hidden in the area. With mafia, partisans, and officers of the Red and White armies all determined to get their hands on the fabled gold cache, Ostap and his mentor Ibrahim must surpass their own brilliance to outmaneuver their rivals and snatch the prize. And with Ostap’s beloved fair maiden losing her trust in him, he must do everything in his power to win her back and stop her from marrying another man.
Volviendo a San Petersburgo después de un largo exilio, el Yakovlev corriendo, un oficial retirado del ejército, hace una vida cómoda al ganar duelos de otras personas. Un profesional enigmática, enfocado y muy hábil, que deja un rastro de cadáveres detrás de él mientras se arremolina a través de la buena sociedad, con frecuencia llamados a empuñar una pistola como un sustituto en los duelos al amanecer. Pero cuando se encuentra con el Yakovlev ingenua joven príncipe Tuchov y su bella hermana, la princesa Marta, la mercenaria normalmente de corazón frío es sorprendido por las emociones que hasta ahora no detectados. Lo que sucede descubre una serie de revelaciones sobre su pasado y su presente auto.
