The film shows the struggle of the Chuvash people for their rights at the beginning of the 20th century.

About the struggle of collective farmers for the expansion of sown areas.

Set in the high North, this tale of a Russian teacher who begins to educate the children of the Chukchi tribe reinforces the director's firm belief in the power of education to overcome distrust and establish a shared civilizational foundation for all human beings.

The love story of Tevlet, a revolutionary who escaped from prison, with Urkka, the daughter of a rich peasant in the Chuvash village where he settled.

Based on Nikolay Garin Mikhailovsky's work Zora, which tells about the struggle of Chuvash peasants against the landowners.