The protagonist of the series "Zinka the Muscovite" is a simple girl from a remote village in Siberia. The neighbors nicknamed Zina "the Muscovite" because her father was a scientist from the capital. However, he left before Zina was born, but the nickname stuck with her. Now Zina is a grown woman, a widow and a single mother, barely making ends meet. The culmination of all her troubles is a devastating fire that destroys her farm. But then it turns out that her Moscow father did indeed exist. He passes away and leaves Zina an inheritance.