The famous novel by Sergei Alekseev, dedicated to the legends of the mysterious "kerzhaks" - schismatic Old Believers living in the remote Siberian taiga in isolation from civilization. Together with the hero, the reader will walk tens of kilometers of taiga, learn to survive in the wild, compete with Kerzhaks in the ability to hide and track down the enemy, face representatives of the totalitarian sect "Cedars of Rod," learn incredible details of the history and life of Russian Old Believers. In the novel, the line between reality and fiction is blurred. Miracles become part of everyday life. The skillfully written plot of the novel captures the reader and does not let go until the very end.