A story about the fate of several generations of an old Moscow family. The life of these people, full of drama, fatally intersects with the historical fate of Russia. The plot focuses on the love of a young officer and a girl against the background of Stalinist socialism.

Elena Finogeevaas Sofya Mikhailovna
Olga Antonovaas Yelizaveta Sergeyevna
Yelena Obolenskayaas Tanya
Nikita Tyuninas Volodya
Valentina Telichkinaas Marya Vasiliyevna
Yuri Belyayevas Fyodor
Olga Anokhinaas Neighbor
Galina Petrovaas Janitor
Alexander Ermakovas Janitor's Husband
Igor Taradaykinas Yelizaveta's Husband