In this dark, bizarre comedy the main characters are a moody, mentally unstable Russian emperor and his astute and careful chief advisor constantly struggling to guide him. When officials at the court make some accidental errors, they desperately try to cover them up, fearing the emperor’s wrath.  The errors initially seem small, but they end up having huge and totally unexpected consequences. Meanwhile the emperor’s madness progresses, he orders a shocking invasion of a foreign country, and nobody under him feels safe. The chief advisor decides that he must be stopped by any means necessary. Will he succeed and what will be the country’s future?