Realizing that Zhukovsky's talent may cause a lot of damage to Germany in the future, the German intelligence chief and his deputy order their best spy, Josef von Theofels (known as "Sepp"), to carry out the operation against the Russian general.
The intention is to have Zhukovsky accused of taking bribes and to get him fired from his post as chief of Russian counterintelligence.
The main figure, Wanderer - is one of the most mysterious personalities during the last years of the Russian Empire – Grigori Rasputin.
[4] The faithful fan of the Wanderer "Fanny Zarubina" (who is derisively called "The Cow") is Anna Vyrubova, the lady-in-waiting, the closest and most devoted friend of the last Russian Empress Alexandra Feodorovna.
[citation needed] In reality, Purishkevich ("deputy Zaitsevich") died completely differently than described in the story.