The Russian melodramatic series "Traces of the Past" tells the story of a talented architect named Yulia Granovskaya. She broke up with her beloved and returned from Moscow to her hometown to work in her stepfather Roman Zaitsev's company. Yulia's biological father used to be Roman's colleague. The man disappeared about twelve years ago, and his whereabouts have been unknown ever since. Yulia's mother is convinced that her ex-husband abandoned her and their daughter, after stealing the company's assets.