根据英国畅销书作家罗伯特·哈里斯（Robert Harris）小说改编的一部别开生面的3集电视电影。 　　影片以当代莫斯科以及冰冷的北方大天使镇为背景,再现了俄罗斯共产党的全貌,描述了一个大学教师生命中最难忘的4天当中的故事.他更斯大林的一个前保镖的一次重要见面,揭开了世上最危险最秘密的秘密,不知何故,他不知不觉地陷入针对他自己地圣杯的阴谋和谋杀之中,圣杯是斯大林的秘密遗产.是一种可能永远改变俄国历史面貌的遗产……Set in contemporary Moscow and the frozen northern town of Archangel, the drama revisits the stark landscape of Communist Russia and takes place over four days in the life of academic Fluke Kelso. His fateful meeting with a former Stalinist bodyguard leads to the uncovering of one of the world's most dangerous and best kept secrets. He is led unwittingly through murder and intrigue towards his own personal "Holy Grail" - Joseph Stalin's secret legacy - a legacy that could change the face of Russian history forever.