After a long day of meetings, hearings and orders, the young Tsar falls asleep while waiting for his wife Eve. When he opens his eyes, he is no longer in his palace, but on the border with Prussia and saw a soldier shoot a smuggler. All night, and he travels across Russia and is gradually becoming aware of the weight of its responsibilities ... Tales of a harrowing truth, evidence of a disappearing era, the author of Anna Karenina.