A schoolteacher finds a woman he once loved while staying with friends for a weekend; a doctor is concerned about preserving Russia's forests; a farmer and his fianceGe argue over their land and other small matters; a bridegroom plans to have a general attend his wedding, but events don't go as planned; a writer falls in love with an actress; a painter debates his role in life with a charity worker; a man taking care of his late sister's farm reflects on better times in his life; three sisters dream of returning to Moscow after eleven years of living in a small town; a family returning to Russia after years in Paris are told that they must sell their orchard to pay their debts.