The theme of the film is the reminiscence of an old man, caused by listening to an old record "Rio Rita", which was popular at the time, in the classical performance of Marek Weber's orchestra, (played by Vladimir Shibankov, actor of the Fyodor Volkov Drama Theater) about his childhood in Yaroslavl in 1930s. Is shown the historical center of the city (mostly Volzhskaya Embankment), the characteristic features of the era are depicted.