Pyotr Vasilyevich Polezhaev became famous as the author of the cycle of novels "Intrigues and Executions" from the history of the 18th century, which tells about the tragic struggle for the throne of the Russian Empire. The first book includes the novels "The Throne and the Monastery" - about the suppression of the Streltsy riot and "Tsarevich Alexei Petrovich," continuing the theme of the boyars' struggle against Peter I. The second book includes novels that complete the epic "Intrigues and Executions" from the history of the 18th century. The novel "Favor and Opal" tells about the short reign of Peter II. The "Lopukhinsky case" tells of a conspiracy against Vice Chancellor Elizaveta Petrovna A.P. Bestuzhev. The novel "150 years ago (Biron and Volynsky)" is dedicated to the fight against the anti-Russian policy of Anna Ioannovna's favorite - Biron.