[a] is a novel by Boris Akunin, the second part of the third book on the adventures of Russian and German spies during the First World War.
It describes the military adventures of Aleksei Romanov in the spring of 1916 in Galicia.
[1][2] On 1 April 1916, a secret meeting is held at the headquarters of the Supreme Command of the Russian Army.
Preparation for the offensive begins immediately on 25 sections of the front line, but this is done only in order to confuse the enemy.
A great help to the Austrians is provided by Ukrainian nationalists fighting for the future independence of Ukraine.