The novel by Yuri Polyakov, which is the basis for the multi-part television film of the same name, is a family epic that incorporates the history of a country, a family, and an individual. This is a web of personal dramas that play out against a broad historical background, starting from the Brezhnev era through perestroika and right up to our time. This is an exciting plot, bright characters, social acuity, subtle humor and sophisticated eroticism, as well as deep and unexpected reflections on the secrets of married life. The writer's light humor adds a unique charm to this exciting and dynamic tragicomedy about the “extra people” of the late twentieth century.< /p>