Vadim Shilov

Lors d'une escale à Moscou, le jeune écrivain Volodya se lie d'amitié avec Kolya, qui rentre chez lui après une dure nuit de travail. Alors que Kolya s'apprête à se reposer, il est rejoint par son vieil ami Sasha, qui souhaite obtenir un sursis pour son service militaire afin de pouvoir se marier.

Screen adaptation of the play by Maxim Gorky "Vassa Zheleznova". Saga of the death of a merchant family. For many years, Vassa Zheleznova has been leading the family business and, despite the inconspicuous children, her dissolute husband, alcoholic brother, and revolutionary daughter-in-law, is trying to maintain at least the appearance of a normal family... 1913 is coming, and everything that was dedicated to her life is wrecked.