One of the most beloved Soviet musical films, the history of hussar-girl Shurochka Azarova. The summer of 1812. The estate of retired Major Azarov comes hussar lieutenant Dmitry Rzhevsky. He is engaged in absentia with the niece of the major and is not very happy about the future meeting with the cutesy fashionista. But Shurochka - a pupil of two old warriors - perfectly keeps in the saddle, knows how to fence and shoots without a miss ...