Софья Палеолог. Венец всевластия

Rus of the 15th century. Grand Duke Ivan III is on the throne. His second wife was the Greek princess Sophia Paleolog, an intelligent and determined woman. She brought to Russia a new way of life, a new culture, but also Byzantine intrigues. Who will inherit the Russian throne? The son from the first marriage of Ivan III Ivan the Young or the son of Sophia Paleologus Vasily? By chance, the young Italian Paolo, the son of a Russian slave and a wealthy Florentine, gets involved in a complex intrigue at the Russian court. The cases of bygone days, full of mysteries and contradictions, come to life under the pen of Nina Sorotokina, the creator of the famous saga "Midshipmen, forward!".