The film takes place at the beginning of the First World War in the Austro-Hungarian Empire, which at that time was part of Ukraine.

On the outskirts of the Russian Empire, a doctor gives a lethal dose of ether to a young woman who wants to seduce her. On suspicion of attempted murder and rape, he is threatened with death, or an exile to Siberia and, at the last moment, the doctor manages to escape. He escapes and finds work in the Austro-Hungarian fortress, where he continues his experiments with the ether, the purpose of which is not only the relief of pain, but also the manipulation of human behavior. Openly proclaiming his atheistic views, the doctor often speaks of the superiority and key role of science. Researching the ether for him is above all: he conducts experiments with his assistant Taras, and after a meeting with the commandant of the fortress begins illegal espionage activities to finance further work. After discovering such activity of the doctor, he tries to commit suicide with the help of ether, but it fails. After all, he was handed a death sentence.

January 1918. Bolshevik detachments are rapidly approaching Kiev, seeking to establish Soviet power on Ukrainian lands. The city is filled with Trotsky's agents, there is agitation of the proletarians. Mykhailo Hrushevsky publishes IV Universal – on protection of Ukraine. In the defense of the homeland, all combat-capable UNR troops are becoming. The Kruty Railway Station, through which the Bolsheviks must pass through the capital, will be protected by 400 young men, students and cadets. Among the defenders are Andrew and Alexei Savitsky, sons of the general.

The film is based on real events.

Фільм з циклу «Видатні люди Вінниччини».

Фільм присвячений громадському діячеві, лікарю, реформатору, міському голові Вінниці у 1899-1917 рр. За головування Миколи Оводова Вінниця отримала «економічне диво»: річний бюджет зріс у 11,2 рази, господарство та соціально-культурна сфера міста значно поліпшились (телефонізація, електрифікація, поява системи водопостачання та мережі громадського транспорту).

Maxim and Yana have been married for 10 years. It cannot be said that they have been happy for 10 years, but they cannot be called unhappy either. These were the usual 10 years of married life. Their relationship turned into union, love into respect, and passion into marital duty.

As calmly and everyday as possible, Maxim and Yana decided to divorce. By the time, both of them have already opened new perspectives in their personal lives, each of them trying to find happiness outside of marriage. The characters of their new novels are Boris and Helen.

However, the court, not having heard the good reasons for divorce, according to the legislation of Ukraine, gives the couple a month for reconciliation.

In the evening, Max and Jana meet at home and arrange a real scandal for the first time in 10 years. After reassuring themselves, a man and a woman come to believe that if they had not been silent for all these 10 years and expressed themselves at once, then things could have been different. In the end, Max and Jana agree on a month of reconciliation to help each other do what they always wanted to try, but were afraid to even think about it: erotic fantasies, an attraction to the extreme and just strange desires.