mˈiːnwaɪl, ɪn ɐ pæɹˈɪʒən ɐpˈɑːɹtmənt, fɪˈoʊdɚ vˈoːɹənˌɪn, ɐ ɹᵻtˈaɪɚd dʒˈɛnɚɹəl ʌvðɪ ɪmpˈɪɹiəl ɹˈʌʃən ˈɑːɹmi, lˈaɪvz ɐn ɐpˈæɹəntli kwˈaɪət lˈaɪf wɪð hɪz ɡɹˈiːk wˈaɪf, ˌɑːɹsɪnəˈeɪ.
Meanwhile, in a Parisian apartment, Fiodor Voronin, a retired general of the Imperial Russian Army, lives an apparently quiet life with his Greek wife, Arsinoé.