Vladimir Sokolov, the will of the universe, gets a second life in the body of his reflection. Do not stand on his road, do not plot against his country, and do no evil to his loved ones, and perhaps live longer. A fellow in an alternative, paradoxical, and incredible Russia where there is a place for everyone. Old Believers, with their dark rituals, communists with scarlet banners and May Day, and the emperor, whose power is from the gods.