Tsar Nikolay I is infatuated with Natalya Goncharova, wife of Aleksandr S. Pushkin. Trying to hide his passion, the tsar helps Natalya get closer with officer d'Anthès. The whole royal court gossips about the relationship of Natalya with d'Anthès. These rumors reach Pushkin and he challenges d'Anthès to a duel
Tsar Nikolay I is infatuated with Natalya Goncharova, wife of Aleksandr S. Pushkin. Trying to hide his passion, the tsar helps Natalya get closer with officer d'Anthès. The whole royal court gossips about the relationship of Natalya with d'Anthès. These rumors reach Pushkin and he challenges d'Anthès to a duel