The Tsar's dragons
by Catrin Collier
Tsar Alexander II decided to drag Russia into the industrial age. He began by inviting Welsh businessman John Hughes to build an ironworks. A charismatic visionary, John persuades influential people to invest in his venture, while concealing his greatest secret - he couldn't even write his own name. John recruited adventurers prepared to sacrifice everything to ensure the success of Hughesovka (Donetsk, Ukraine). In a place where murderers, whores, and illicit love affairs flourish, The Tsar's Dragon is their story of a new beginning in Hughesovka, a town of opportunity.
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In 1869, Tsar Alexander II invited Welsh businessman John Hughes to build ironworks in Russia. John persuaded influential people to invest in his venture, while concealing his greatest secret -- he couldn't even write his own name!
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