俄罗斯科学家为警察工作创造了一个女性机器人。在各方面都很完美，队长Anna Nikolaevna Korolkevich被派往该省学习现实生活，变得像人一样。每个人都认为安娜·尼古拉耶夫娜只是副部长的女儿，一切都很顺利，直到她的人性化走得太远。

In the late 70s, the popularity of the Cornflowers screen ensemble was growing rapidly. Lena, a journalism student, gets to know the group and falls in love with the leader, Yuri Vasilkov. But suddenly the "Cornflowers" disappear from the scene. Forty-five years later, Lena's daughters and grandson Roma embark on a journey to find the missing musicians in order to collect "Cornflowers" at a teleconference on December 31 and thus fulfill the only condition in Lena's will.

The series is set in 1961. Cameraman Viktor Khrustalyov is in a difficult situation; he is suspected of being involved in the death of his friend, talented screenwriter Kostya Parshin, who committed suicide during a drinking-bout. The authorities try to put Khrustalyov in prison by any means. Viktor needs to shoot the comedy "The Girl and the Brigadier" in order to get permission to make the film "Shards" after the wonderful scenario left from his deceased screenwriter friend. Young director Yegor Myachin wants to adаpt this screenplay. Khrustalyov arranges him as a trainee to the venerable director Krivitsky for a comedy. In the same film act Khrustalev's ex-wife Inga and his young sweetheart Maryana, with whom Yegor Myachin is also in love.

萨沙居住在俄罗斯北边的科拉半岛，他把自己的经历都奉献给了一个残败的集体农场。他和农场的工作人员关系良好，而且这些工作人员也很尊重他。同时，这些工作人员也对他和安雅哪些不为人所知的情事保持容忍。安雅使当地政府里的一个秘书。可是，很快，萨沙救遇到了一个进退两难的事情：当地的政府管理员，给他开处了相当优厚的条件，希望他能放弃农场。萨沙的麻烦事还远远不止如此，而萨沙又会做出什么选择呢？