The year is 1947. Medical worker Lyudmila Gudkova steals morphine from the hospital for her friend, composer Alexander Lapshin.
The year is 1951. MGB Major Apollinary Otpovalov is arrested for being involved with the activities of the enemy of the people, former MGB leader Viktor Abakumov, but is soon released without explanation.
The year is 1974. State security agencies uncover a network of distributors of anti-Soviet literature in the city of Vladimir.
The year is 1985. Pianist Arseniy Khrapovitsky knocks on the door of his own apartment, where he has not dared to show himself for more than ten years. How are these events mysteriously connected? How to overcome oneself and preserve the light within when surrounded by darkness? This and much more is explored in Maxim Zamchev's novel "Concertmaster".
