Boris Dobronravov

Professor August Miilas has succeeded in hiding in his private house from the war. He thinks this is mainly caused by his complete devotion to science. As August is not interested in anything that is going on outside his citadel, his family members avoid disturbing him. However, the political situation disrupt August's quietude. Right in the middle of his domestic citadel, the professor finds out about dangerous secrets so that he must give up this apolitical attitude and open up for the new reality.

Dans la taïga sibérienne, les gardes-frontières luttent contre les agents japonais qui veulent empêcher la création par les Tchouktches et les Russes d'une ville nouvelle, Aérograd.