United States of America. 1860s. Against the backdrop of the Civil War, Jakes continues the story of two families: the Hazards and the Maines. From the moment the first shots are fired at Fort Sumter, families find themselves on opposite sides. Some will experience all the horrors of war at the front, during the bloodiest battles... Some will give their lives for their beliefs... But everyone will be involved in the triumph and tragedy of the conflict that destroyed the naivety of Americans and forged a new nation... Like Margaret's classic novel Mitchell's Gone with the Wind, Jakes's saga of the war between North and South, was a huge success and is still on the list of world bestsellers. In 1985, ABC made a trilogy series, which was a huge success and is still very popular today. popular. The main roles were played by Patrick Swayze (Dirty Dancing, Road House) and James Reed (Legally Blonde, Star Trek: Voyager, Columbo). The series also starred such stars as Kirstie Alley, David Carradine, Gene Kelly, Robert Mitchum, Gene Simmons, Olivia de Haviland, James Stewart and Elizabeth Taylor. For the first time in Russian!