TV Mini-Series based on the novel of the same name by Vyacheslav Shishkov. Deaf Siberian taiga, a country of merchants, gold miners, robbers... On a long journey on the Ugryum River sends a merchant son. He will meet many things on the way - a trial of gold and power, a serious illness and mad passion. Love, hatred, friendship and betrayal are the circles of hell through which the heroes are destined to pass. One of the most passionate Soviet series is a true epic about the Russian soul...