Summary
In the twilight of Imperial Russia, the rigid structures of the Tsarist army collide with the simmering fires of revolution. Petroff, an officer bound by oath to the crown, finds his heart captive to Sonia, a schoolteacher whose ideals lie with the radical underground. When Sonia and her brother are condemned to the frozen purgatory of Siberia, Petroff manages to secure a post in the same desolate region, maintaining their clandestine bond under the shadow of the state. However, the world turns upside down as the Bolsheviks seize power, flipping the scales of oppression. Sonia, once a prisoner, becomes the key to Petroff’s survival as they flee the vengeful Egor—a revolutionary leader whose supposed patriotism is merely a mask for a personal vendetta. Their escape becomes a desperate race across a lethal landscape of ice, pursued by both a human predator and a pack of starving wolves.
Synopsis
Petroff, an officer in the Imperial Russian Army, is in love with Sonia, a schoolteacher who casts her lot with revolutionaries. During a time of suppression, she is exiled with her brother to Siberia. There Petroff is sent in the discharge of his official duties and secretly renews their romance. When the Bolsheviks overthrow the government, Sonia is freed and aids in the escape of Petroff, who incurs the enmity of Egor, the revolutionary leader, because he is a royalist. Together they escape across the frozen wastes in a sledge, pursued by wolves and Egor, who has used patriotism as a cloak to conceal personal ambitions.
