How to advance from the captain of the squad to the champion until the age of 28 only? The future "invincible field marshal" Ivan Paskevich found his way: to volunteer for the Russo-Turkish war. However, in addition to his military leadership talent in the Balkans, he also had to show miracles of survival in the deadly diplomatic game. Individual assaults through the mountains under the bullets of local guides, political intrigues in the capital of the Ottoman Empire, bold ultimatums to the Sultan and rescuing their countrymen from prisoner galleys - Dmitry Mitorin shows us a fascinating segment about Paskevich's mission in Istanbul.