Nicholas I is trying to instruct his son Alexander on the path of serving the state. And the heir to the throne dreams only of Olga Kalinovskaya. She, the Empress's maid of honor, is not destined to become the Tsarevich's life partner, but now their love is limitless, and for Olga's sake Alexander is even ready to fight a duel. Stormy passions boil not only in palaces, but also in estates. Karl Modestovich Schuller, manager of the Korfov estate, helps the landowner Dolgorukaya in her insidious plans. The Korfov serf, the cunning and dangerous Polina, hates Anna. She dreams of taking the place of an actress on stage. For this purpose, she enters into a temporary alliance with Schuller...