In 1968, when the Russian army put an end to the Prague Spring in Czechoslovakia, there were few persons in Russia with the courage to speak out. The majority of the population did not know for sure what was going on, and others simply did not care. Muscovite Andrei Sokorin was one to raise his voice on the subject of the invasion. As a result, he was obliged to flee the KGB, to safety, to a village where his aunt lived.

One night he meets Nadia. a young widow and mother of a daughter wholly directed to the Party. She upholds the Soviet regime and looks with contempt on western culture - including even the Beatles who, at the time, were at the peak of success. In spite of the differences, love thrives between Andrei and Nadia with amusing, romantic episodes.

When, however, the KGB resumes the search for Andrei, the outcome is tragic. An impressive portrayal of the end of the sixties in the Soviet Union, a careful scan of social conditions and the mentality of the times.