Dasha Svetlova suffered a lot from people in her childhood and youth. But the cruel trials did not kill her faith in her dream - to live in St. Petersburg, practice painting, see Paris... She had to work as a janitor and learn a lot before becoming the owner of an art studio on the Moika embankment. There were romances in her life, she was inspired by meetings with talented artists. Paris gave her both an unforgettable holiday atmosphere and bitter disappointment. And yet, the most important thing in Dasha’s fate was the love of businessman Zinoviev for her, not very young, but devoted and who had not lost the freshness of his feelings.