1869-1916

Documents Russia's history in regards to its rulers, such as Russe, Vikings, Kiev and Ivan the Terrible.

Unveils new facts behind Gregory Rasputin's life, controversial relationships, and much-discussed death. Fuhrmann unearths previously unknown details from Rasputin's childhood and his early years as a farmer and itinerant preacher and his decade-long relationship with the Romanovs.

While Imperial Russia boils with rebellion, Natalya's love and heir to the Russian throne, Alexei Romanov, tells her of a magical Faberge egg hidden in the Winter Palace that will ensure the Romanovs' place on the throne, and Natalya's place as tsarina next to Alexei. But when the Reds raid the palace, the egg disappears. Natalya must find the egg to save Alexei, her country, and her future.