Spy passions are not going to let Misha Gаrin go. On the contrary—the stakes are rising. An arms race is unfolding, in which the USSR is leading. Conflicts multiply, and the crises in Iran and Poland reach their highest pitch. And now even the coldest people are seriously preparing for the “nuclear night” and “nuclear winter”… Meanwhile Misha is torn, not knowing what—or who—he should save. The USSR? The world? Or the woman he loves—and their unborn daughter?