The Russian Empire, despite being one of the most rapidly industrializing countries in Europe in the early 20th century, ultimately fell to communism. This effectively condemned its citizens to a life of suffering. After the collapse of the USSR, the Russian Federation has come to be ruled by a single elite group of people: an oligarchy.

A true pity, to have squandered a nation with such immense potential, possessing all it could ask for; the most fertile of lands, numerous resources, and a large population.

And as life would often have it, Fate is a fickle thing, what would happen if Alexander II started getting memories of a life lived in the future?