The endless Russian flight brings the first wave of emigrants to the Balkans. They have only a couple of decades of peaceful life between two catastrophes — from the Civil War to the Second World War. Each turn of the novel puts the heroes — musicians, writers, journalists — before a classic collision of the 20th century: how to remain human in the millstones of history. And each of them makes their own choice. What remains when all is lost? They had an answer. A hundred years later, another wave throws new Russians onto the shores of Belgrade. What mark will they leave on the history of this great city? Will they be able to find themselves and their place in a new life?