The shrill and tragic story about an event that involved Count Lev Nikolaevich Tolstoy. In an infantry regiment of the military based in the Tula region an offence occurs. In this regiment, the capital’s lieutenant Grigory Kolokoltsev — inspired by progressive ideas — does his service. A military tribunal and execution await the soldier charged with the offence. Kolokoltsev asks Count Tolstoy for help — and he decides to protect the innocent man. The pointed history about the complexity of choice and fidelity to one’s ideals is based on real events.

The Tolstoy Defence

The romantic girl Sonya Chizhik is looking for love. But a series of unsuccessful dates and dubious boyfriends brings chaos to the girl's life, and she faces expulsion from the institute. Excited by the news, Sonya's father suddenly arrives in Moscow. But unable to resist the temptations of the big city, he himself goes all out. The situation reaches the point of absurdity when Sonya's mother, Police Major Lydia, also comes in search of her husband on a spree. Now only a miracle and true love can save the family.