Василий Гончаров

Защитники Севастополя героически сражаются во время Крымской войны

When Napoleon's armies threaten to invade Russia, a young noblewoman, Maria, must navigate the treacherous landscape of war-torn St. Petersburg and make impossible choices between loyalty, duty, and love, as she becomes embroiled in the fight for her country's independence

When Hetman Mazepa's request to marry the beloved Maria is rejected by her powerful father, Kochubey, he defies convention and whisked her away in a daring escape