The series is set in the Russian Empire during the second half of the 19th century, against the backdrop of social upheaval and the Russo-Turkish War. At the heart of the story is the romance between Sofya, a student at the Institute for Noble Young Ladies, and the married Count Vorontsov.
Sofya Ivanovna Vorontsova (Gorchakova)
Vladimir Vorontsov
Andrey Khovansky
Lidiya Sokolova
Miriam
Anastasia Chernevskaya
Varvara Kulakova
Nikolay Markin
Platon
Nina Andreevna Mancini
Giovanni Mancini
Zeynab