End of the 19th century. In the Balkans again smells of blood and gunpowder. Russia is not going to tolerate violence against the Slavic brothers, and the iron tread of the tsarist regiments is heard on the borders of the mighty empire. And in one of the soldiers' ranks, our contemporary marches, who unknowingly finds himself in the thick of things. He knows very well that this war will not end in anything good for his country, and the liberated "brothers" from then on will always fight on the side of the enemies.