What was it like being heir to the richest thronein the world? His father Nicholas was worshipped as a god. Yet when he was born, he was flawed and not expected to live to adulthood. A staretz with hypnotic eyes kept him alive. How was this weakling going grow up rules this vast domain?Luckily his faux diary survived the revolution and his thoughts and feelings have risen like a phoenix. Who were his real enemies? Read about the lost kingdom of privilege and the curse that brought down his dynasty.