1861 Overture: the Winds of Change

"I thought it was an earthquake, but it turned out that the uniform of Mr. Ronin Valenkin, the former eagle of the Ministry of Internal Affairs and current imperial gravedigger, fell to the ground." The illusory figure of the great demon Kosiche floated at the door, and he raised his hand in a careless salute to Luo Ning. "Salute to you, sir. Is it necessary to wear such a thick body armor?" Luo Ning silently picked up the uniform with the Police Distinguished Service Medal, the First Class Medal of Valor, the Cholera Prevention and Control Medal, the Order of St. Andrew, the Order of St. Anna, the Order of St. Vladimir, the Order of St. Alexander Nevsky, the Order of St. Stanislav, the Order of St. George 2nd, 3rd and 4th Class, and the Friendship Medal of Britain, France, Germany and Austria. He dusted it off and put it on his body. "Cosiche, stop talking nonsense to me. Believe it or not, I will propose a motion at the Council of Ministers tomorrow to abolish the requirement that all medals must be worn on celebration occasions?" Kosich rolled his eyes: "Whatever you say, but if you continue to kill time with me, you will miss the ceremony that awards you the First Class Order of St. George." [The anchor point is set as Russia in 1861. What kind of reform movement will the protagonists in the turbulent era of great reforms compose?