The events take place in the late 1930s to early 1940s in the Soviet Union. The time before and after World War II is an era of great achievements, as well as a period of confrontation with both real and imaginary enemies. A new generation of Muscovites is growing up. The youth works, fights, falls in love, encounters their first betrayals, victories, defeats, and desperately searches for happiness. But the time has not yet come when they can freely love and belong only to each other...