The novel is dedicated to the events of the eve and the beginning of World War II. The backstage game of various departments of Nazi Germany and its foreign agents, as well as the participation of the imperialist forces of a number of countries in Hitler's preparation of an attack on the Soviet Union, is shown. The book recreates the atmosphere of anxiety and uncertainty generated by the then political situation in Europe and the Middle East. The author painted pictures of the life of various layers: in front of the reader are the leaders and heads of individual institutions of the Third Reich, members of the Romanian royal family and their close associates, large and small businessmen, police officers and dark politicians eager for power. This corrupt clique is opposed to the working people, to whom the author's sympathies are given.