The hero of the film, Askold Epov, grows up, searches for himself, makes mistakes, gets bruises, desponds, and experiences his first joys and first love. It's just like in real life...

In pre-Soviet Russia, Boris Savinkov leads a terrorist faction of Socialist-Revolutionary Party members responsible for the deaths of governors and ministers.

Yana practices swimming in a small provincial town. On the eve of the annual transfer competitions and admission to the institute, Yana begins to doubt herself and her future.