A captivating novel about František Kriegl, who in August 1968 was the only one who did not sign the Moscow capitulation. A gripping novel about a man who, under the threat of liquidation, defied the occupying power in August 1968 and was the only one who did not sign the humiliating Moscow document. Author Ivan Fíla unfolds a fascinating drama about heroism and betrayal revealing a detailed look into the lives of the doctor and politician František Kriegl and his opponent, the devil's advocate Gustav Husák. We witness behind-the-scenes intrigues preceding the fateful night of August 20-21, 1968, the background of the abduction of six Czechoslovak party and government representatives to Moscow and the gradual breaking of characters during the negotiations in the Kremlin. A unique chronicle of time and destinies about prisoners of dogma and the desires of the Czech and Slovak nation on the way to hell. The book draws from secret Moscow archives and from Kriegl's personal notes.