This is a love story. About free, passionate and unrestrained love, which does not tolerate any restrictions, whether it be class, property or other inequality .

Marysya is one of the main characters of this story. A beautiful young Cossack girl grew up in an atmosphere of her father's mad love - any whim is immediately fulfilled without question. Fate brings her together with a young nobleman Stepan, who comes to the village with his beloved Alyona, so that the girl is not forcibly married to the rich, but unloved merchant Pyotr Kolevanov. The merchant is suitable to be Alyona's father, but this does not bother her parents - after all, such a successful match will ensure the future of their daughter, and they themselves will be able to improve their financial situation at the expense of their enterprising son-in-law.—Bazza the Beast