- Napoleon's tumultuous relations with Russia including his disastrous 1812 invasion serve as the backdrop for the tangled personal lives of two aristocratic families.
- The 500,000 strong Napoleon's army moves through Russia and causes much destruction culminating in the battle of Borodino. The Russian army has to retreat. Moscow is occupied, looted and burned down, but soon Napoleon loses control and has to flee. Both sides suffer tremendous losses in the war, and Russian society…
- 苏联女学生柳德米拉·帕夫利琴科在一次射击游戏中无意间发现了自己的射击天赋，1941年她不顾家人反对毅然参军。帕夫利琴科成长为全苏联最出色的狙击手，同时她被德军视为不惜一切代价也要除掉的巨大的威胁。柳德米拉遇到一名男子并坠入爱河。然而，好景不长，战争过去，厄运却再次降临……