The film tells about the difficult fate of A.I. Nikolaev, a veteran of two wars, who protects the forest on a voluntary basis.
A hand twists the wick of a kerosene lamp.
A house in the forest, night.
The story of the film's hero, Alexander Ivanovich Nikolaev (synchronously), about his life.
Drops, water falls on the snow.
The birches stand, snow lies.
Nikolaev walks with firewood in his hands.
Lighting the stove.
A mechanical saw cuts down the trunk.
A spruce falls to the ground.
Photographs of Nikolaev during the war.
Onions grow in a saucepan with soil.
The flame of burning firewood in the stove.
Nikolaev puts the kettle on the table, makes tea.
Photographs of Nikolaev - alone and in a group from the post-war period.
An article in the newspaper by A. Nikolaev, head of the propaganda and agitation department of the City Committee of the All-Union Communist Party (Bolsheviks).
Books in different languages about Stalin. A. Nikolaev chops firewood.
An article in the newspaper about the election of A.I. Nikolaev as chairman of the executive committee.
The Metallist newspaper, articles about agriculture.
A felled tree falls.
Loneliness
Winter
On the table is a loaf of black bread and an onion.
Alexander Ivanovich Nikolaev tells his story about his life (synchronously and behind the scenes).
Nikolaev’s photographs.
Photographs of the construction of the plant in Tolyatti.
Newspaper articles criticizing the shortcomings of the construction site.
Birch forest.
Nikolaev’s house in the winter forest.
A felled pine tree falls.
A man (A.I. Nikolaev) walks along a snowy path.
Bathhouse, Nikolaev’s house.
Nikolaev walks through the snow on skis.
Deadwood, firewood under a canopy.
Panorama of a snow-covered field.
Nikolaev sits on a box, gets up and walks away through the snow.
Panorama of a reservoir, snow-covered banks.
Panorama of a spruce tree.
Family photo, Nikolaev as a child.
Fire.
Nikolaev shaves after the bath and puts on a shirt.
House in the forest, night.
Loneliness
Winter Spring