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According to the will of Hetman Polubotko, the Bank of England has been keeping a golden treasure since the 18th century, which can be obtained by the hetman's descendant only if Ukraine becomes an independent state. This legend has been a source of excitement for many researchers and adventurers for centuries. The author of the novel offers her own version of this story.

A probable descendant of Hetman Polubotko claims the inheritance and seeks legal assistance from Kate, an English lawyer of Ukrainian descent. The inheritance could change the balance of power between the Russian Federation and an independent Ukraine, and would have serious consequences for the Bank of England, so the lawyer's actions attract the attention of the security services.

Taras, an officer in the Russian security service, is tasked with preventing the inheritance claims. The novel is set in the UK, Russia, Argentina, and Ukraine. The plot is structured in such a way that the situation is viewed from the point of view of both Kate and Taras. The author guides the reader through the complex mechanisms of tracking down archival documentation, and fact and fiction are carefully intertwined in the novel: the legend of the existence of the Cossack treasure, the facts of previous attempts by members of the Polubotko family to claim Cossack gold, the history of repression by the Soviet authorities against real members of the author's family, private diaries, archival documents...