About the book: 2018 / The Russo-Japanese War - pain and national tragedy for Russia! Many minds were troubled by thoughts about the reasons for the defeat. A lot of people wanted to “beat” her. But luck did not smile on those who dreamed of it - our contemporary Alexei Orlov, who remembers little about that half-forgotten war, after his death suddenly realizes that he is General Kuropatkin, who has just arrived in the Far Eastern theater of operations. Will he cope with the enormous responsibility? assigned to the commander? Will he be able to reverse the “predestined” course of a war for which Russia was unprepared? Will he be able to prevent revolution and conspiracy within the ruling house? Will it resist the intrigues of foreign “well-wishers”? Will prove worthy of the high rank of Field Marshal?