A new novel by the famous prose writer and poet Yevgeny Abdullaev, writing under the pseudonym Sukhbat Aflatuni, covers a huge period in the history of Russia. from the middle of the 19th century to the present day - and tells the story of the Triyarsky family, whose founder, the young architect of progressive views, Nicholas, was close to the revolutionary circle of Petrashevsky and the secret society of the "Magi", but was persecuted by the ruling emperor Nikolai was exiled to Kyrgyzstan, where he really faced the “people” for which he started the coup, but the “people” did not know at all. And Nicholas's own sister, Barbara, became the emperor's mistress to save her brother from execution, gave birth to a child from the king... A complex family and love drama is superimposed on the drama of a country that has passed from monarchy to democracy and red terror. And all this is combined with the exciting biblical story of the birth of Jesus, which as a mirror reflects the terrible modernity ... The stunning poetic writing style of Aflatuni puts his work on a par with the novels of Yevgeny Vodolazkin and Alexander Ilichevskiy .