Alla devoted most of her life to her ex-husbands, son and daughter. She works as a tutor while continuing to support her adult children and husbands. Relatives come to her for lunch every day, not at all interested in Alla herself. In one of these family dinners, choking on potatoes, Alla almost dies, but "relatives" do not even notice this.
Ippolit Muravyov-Apostol, ensign of the quartermaster
Um grupo de oficiais da Guarda Imperial Russa prepara uma revolta em dezembro de 1825, quando cerca de 3.000 oficiais e soldados se recusam a jurar lealdade ao novo czar.