The Repentance of the Prophets

Why is the Liberia – the library of Ivan the Terrible – of such interest to the Vatican? Where have the descendants of Russian boyars and ancient families been hidden for 400 years? Who benefited from the church reform? And most importantly – will they manage to interrupt the string of mysterious deaths of everyone who has taken a step towards unraveling the mystery of the taiga elders? For centuries, the Kershaki Old Believers have protected their sacred chronicles from outsiders, sensing the coming upheavals. Only historian Yuri Kosmach managed to win their favor and gather unique material for his dissertation. But the publication of this sensational information is not beneficial to anyone. The young scientist fails his defense and falls into disgrace until a powerful monarchist party, whose goal is the revival of the Third Rome, takes an interest in him. And the key role in this should be played by the hero Vavil Uglich's bride – a descendant of the Rurik dynasty…