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- Former Russian journalist Herman, while in exile in Paris and eking out a half-beggarly existence, receives news of the serious illness of his grandfather, a famous physicist. Returning to Russia, Herman learns from his dying grandfather about the corridor of time he created. The hero decides to use this invention to improve his financial situation. Repeated travels in the 60s and back led to numerous tragicomedy situations. Everything would be fine, but then the authorities also suspected something was wrong - The hero pursued in the past and present finds himself in a desperate situation, but .
- Olga, Masha, and Irina Prozoroff lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who has commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find satisfaction in teaching but secretly longs for a home and family. Masha, unhappy with her marriage to a timid schoolmaster, falls hopelessly in love with a married colonel. Irina works in the local telegraph office but longs for gaiety. Their sense of futility is increased by their brother's marriage to Natasha, a coarse peasant girl. She gradually encroaches on the family home until even the private refuge of the sisters is destroyed. They dream of starting a new life in Moscow but are saddled with the practicalities of their quiet existence. Despite their past failures, they resolve to seek some purpose and hope when the army post is withdrawn from the town.