This Russian fiction brings the reader to the pre-revolutionary Russia of the nineteenth century. The tale follows Polish fugitive Miroslav Rychinsky as he flees to Russia in an effort to dodge the authorities of several European countries, all the while risking his life as he deals with Minions of fortune, card tricksters, professional robbers, and the criminal underground. But a turn of events introduces him to the love of his life, for which he is forced to fight for by all means necessary. Join our hero on this adventure as he attempts to elude prosecution and find out if he will surpass the odds and cheats his fate