According to the official version, Emperor Alexander I died while traveling in Russia from a rapidly developing disease. However, if you try to carefully consider the events in the life of the emperor and his relationship with his entourage, then the picture is completely different. In his work, the famous historian S.P. Melyunov is trying to get closer to solving the tsarist tragedy by describing in detail the faces of the Alexander era - those with whom he plotted liberal reforms, and those who turned out to be his associates during the period of reassessment of his views. The author comes to sensational conclusions...