本剧讲述了村姑斯特莎·捷尔诺娃(Екатерина Астахова饰)跌宕起伏的情感故事。斯特莎的父母在她七岁时为保护教堂的圣像画去世,还背上了盗窃的恶名。与爷爷相依为命的她一心想洗清父母的冤屈,并前往大城市学习绘画。来到小村进行教堂修缮的莫斯科画家鲍里斯(Иван Стебунов饰)给予她久违的希望,而青梅竹马的旧日伙伴叶戈尔(Александр Давыдов饰)于此时复员回乡,急切地想与她成婚。斯特莎陷入一个又一个两难境地与圈套,不惜一切代价捍卫自己的幸福......。罗克·赫德森是个性温厚的德州牧场主人,他从东部娶了漂亮的伊丽莎白·泰勒回来。詹姆斯·迪恩是个个性倔强的长工,却渐渐暗恋上这个女主人。后来他获赠一块荒地自行开垦,不料因挖出石油而成为富甲一方的石油大亨。直至下一代成长起来,他跟罗克的家族仍然纠缠不清,因为他无法用金钱弥补内心的空虚。。Richter Boudreau is a son of local celebrity Cynthia who is not very successful and works as a film critic for local newspaper. In a short time he loses his job, heritage, and one of his "friends" starts to blackmail him. His only hope is that others around him are even bigger dummies.。