The years one thousand nine hundred and nineties are “dashing”, “bloody”... New state borders are being established, and this is very disliked by those who are already accustomed to looking at Russian lands as their own patrimony. So Lieutenant-Commander Pavel Moslakov and his comrades have to engage in mortal battles, while making the choice set by life itself: to remain an honest man and fulfill his duty, or to commit betrayal in pursuit of the golden calf...