Anna Miklosh

Viktor Rastorguev, a police colonel, moved to St. Petersburg with his entire family. In Moscow, he crossed paths with a certain official and was forced to leave. He would no longer have been allowed to serve peacefully in Moscow. In St. Petersburg, Rastorguev became the head of the district police department in one of the city's districts. Rastorguev's family moved with him: his wife Olga and 16-year-old son Pavel. They are trying to settle into their new home, but everything in their lives is not turning out the way they would like...

In the post-war years, a soldier named Sergei returns home from France. With him comes Giselle, his French lover. It is not easy for the girl to get used to the village life in the country of the Soviets, but she tries her best for the sake of her feelings for the Russian guy. However, he is a very popular man. He has long been "pined" by fellow villager Klavdia, who tries to destroy the international marriage by any means. To do this, she even falls in love with Sergei his own sister Olga. No-nonsense passions are boiling in the village. What choice will Sergei make?

Lena Sitnikova - obeying the will of her parents and her authoritative grandma - goes to the Medical School in order to keep the family tradition. However she dreams about a totally different life. For now she doesn't know what she exactly wants, till she meets Lyova - a painter, in his artistic depression. He introduces her into the world of art, galleries and art business. Lena finds her inner self, but the chosen life doesn't suit the plans of her parents: their daughter ought to be a medical student, even if they will have to force her. Lena goes through a lot of troubles: she fights with her parents, learns how to kiss and to say «I love you», how to walk the line on high heels and to defend her right to do what she wants. And there will certainly be a «happy end»...

While the bride is late for the wedding, the guests tell various marriage stories, which confuse the groom.