Lyubava Greshnova

«The Victory will be my gift to you!». This is the promise, which the 17-year old volunteer soldier makes to a very young hospital nurse, with whom he is madly in love. Many years later following a tragic accident the protagonist of our story will get hold of the volunteer’s diary. He lives is a bustling vicious city sparkling with steel and other expensive tinsel. He has achieved almost everything that a modern citizen might dream of – ha has successful career, a striking well-groomed wife and other attributes of his status. From time to time he shares his success formulas with hundreds of students of a business school dreaming of making a similar career.

Eda Savenko finds herself in a situation where she wants to take her daughter to a restaurant, but her parents refuse to provide the necessary funds. She decides to take drastic action by robbing the dining room and subsequently consuming alcohol. Observing a girl with another person, she makes a dramatic gesture by cutting her veins, leading to her admission to the ‘Quiet Ward’ of the Saburka psychiatric hospital.

Who says that beautiful girls have an easier life? Lisa is convinced of the opposite. Therefore, in order to achieve her goal, she has to temporarily change her attractive appearance and turn into an ugly, nondescript girl. As a result, her life has changed dramatically: she found an interesting job, new friends and true love ...

1745. The reigning Empress Elizabeth Petrovna is infertile. The only heir is her feeble-minded nephew Peter III. Elizabeth cannot allow Peter to ascend to the throne, so she decides to marry the tsarevich, wait for the birth of her son, and then take the boy and raise him as a real Russian emperor herself. Brides are coming to St. Petersburg. Among them is the lovely Fike - the young Princess Sofia Frederica from the impoverished branch of the Prussian kings.

Nastya is an ambulance doctor, which means that at crucial moments she should not lose control of feelings and emotions. She has a kind heart and a sympathetic character. But one day Nastya still loses her head, falling in love with Sergei Ignatiev. The heroine met him when she came to a call to the daughter of the owner of a large construction company, Mark Knyazev. A chance acquaintance develops into a stormy romance with a beautiful courtship, flowers and gifts. And, a week later, the man makes Nastya an offer. The girl does not believe her happiness. It seems to her that she has drawn a lucky ticket: her chosen one is a worthy and noble person. However, subsequent events and an accidentally overheard conversation will completely destroy the illusions... What will Nastya choose – to run away from a dangerous groom or to pretend and play the role of a happy bride?