Three sisters, who by the will of historical circumstances turned out to be outside of Russia, live in a small Baltic town. Just like the Chekhov sisters, they dream of returning to Moscow. But fate has other types of them.
A film of Stanislav Govorukhin, is based on the biographical novel by Sergei Dovlatov "Compromises", he tells the story of an era in which worked, despite the prohibitions, had sex, which "was not", and fought for the right to be heard contrary to the widespread control. The era, the end of which are feared and waited ... An era that, in spite of everything, remained excellent.