Fate brings the naive city dweller Masha Murashkina, not adapted to difficulties, to a remote Siberian village. Having arrived there with her husband, she has no idea what trials await her. Communication with local mafiosi and former criminals, acquaintance with Old Believers, unexpected extreme events and betrayal of loved ones strengthen her character. She returns to St. Petersburg in the hope of starting a new life, but her taiga past does not leave her alone...