Summer 1999. Russia stands on the threshold of anarchy. An interim president
sits powerless in Moscow as his nation is wracked by famine and inflation, crime
and corruption, and seething hordes of the unemployed roam the streets. For
them, only one man holds out hope. The striking voice of Igor Komarov, waiting
in the wings for the presidential election of January 2000, rings out over the
airwaves, mesmerizing the masses with the promise of law, order, and
prosperity--and the return to glory of their once great land.
Then a document falls into the hands of British Intelligence. Quickly dubbed the
Black Manifesto, it outlines Komarov's secret