Twenty Years Later

Due to his transfer to Moscow, the head of the department, Staroselsky, has to part with his beloved work and the people who have worked with him for a long time. His farewell helps to fully reveal the relationships that have developed within the team...

The entire story unfolds during a wedding. The characters of the play, looking at the happy faces of the newlyweds, recall their own love and weddings. The action gradually unfolds on three levels, in three different time periods, covering the youth and lives of three generations, alongside which the author’s own life has passed.

Based on the stories by A.I. Kuprin.

The television play tells the story of the lives of archaeologists, true servants of science for whom it represents the meaning of life, and of people who only think about their careers and personal gain.

The action takes place during the Great Patriotic War. The fates of two friends, Lyusia and Lyuka, unfold in different ways. Lyusia is a person of strong character and constancy in her affections. Lyuka, relying solely on her beauty, sought by any means to achieve her chosen goal — to become an actress. The friends meet again after the war. Lyusia finds her true happiness, while Lyuka never manages to find her place in life.

At one court hearing, a witness, who is engaged in prostitution, refused to take the oath, cause she didn't consider herself as a Christian. That incident caused great excitement in the hall.

Peace and prosperity reign in the family of engineer Sergei Shubin. But meeting with Marina changes everything. It seems to Sergei that true love has come to him, and he decides to start a new family. Time passes, but neither Sergei nor Marina feel happy...