These volumes contain the book of the novel "The Elder Brother of the King." It has two main characters: the hard-hearted Tsar Ivan IV and his older brother Yuri, already deprived of the right to the throne at birth. He is a foundling raised in a monastery, not knowing who his parents are. Having matured, Yuri leaves the monastery and enters military service. Produced in the arrowheads, he, thanks to his personal courage and mind, becomes a confidant of the sovereign, enters his inner circle