The film tells about the work, life and fate of the Russian artist N.M. Gushchin. The film uses the following film footage: a panorama of the art gallery and paintings of N.M. Gushchin, B. Okudzhava reads poems dedicated to Gushchin, talks about him (synchronized); general view of documents from Gushchin's home archive.
Newsreel footage from 1917: people on the streets of Perm, a train moving, refugees riding in sleighs along one of the city streets.
Newsreel footage (China, Harbin /1917-1920s/): people on the streets of the city, rickshaws with passengers passing by; ships moored at the pier of one of the seaports of China, waves crashing against the rocky shore.
Newsreel footage (France, Paris 1921): people riding in trams, a panorama of the city streets, an artist painting from life in his studio, the Louvre building, paintings in the halls of the Louvre, including Leonardo da Vinci's portrait of Mona Lisa; Parisians relaxing in a street cafe, young artists in Montmartre.
Painting, Sculpture, Cities, Rail transport, City transport, France, Germany, China, Monaco, Everyday life, Water transport, Landscapes, Horse-drawn transport, Museums, Religion, Historical and architectural monuments
Part 2. General view of the house in Saratov where the artist N.M. Gushchin lived; sculptor A. Nenasheva works in her studio, talks about N.M. Gushchin (synchronized); general view of Gushchin's paintings; N.M. Gushchin's friends - A. Yustitskaya, B. Belov, A. Solonitsyn and N. Svishcheva give an interview (synchronized) - talk about the artist.
Newsreel footage (France, Paris, 1921): a young woman puts on eyeliner in a café, a man sits at a table nearby, another man gets out of a car, view of the Eiffel Tower; Pravda newspaper.
Newsreel footage (Moscow, 1930): farewell ceremony for poet V. Mayakovsky, L. Brik and O. Brik at the poet's coffin, people say goodbye to the poet.
Newsreel footage (Germany, 1930s): a fascist flag fluttering in the wind, the fascist symbol - an eagle with a fascist swastika.
Newsreel footage (/Principality of Monaco/, 1930s): old buildings, a pier, a steamship sailing.
Newsreel footage (Saratov, 1950-60s): a panorama of the city streets, traffic.
Part 3. Seascape; M. Bogadelnikova tells about the life of N. M. Gushchin (synch.); view of N. M. Gushchin's portrait; Gushchin's friends - R. Azareva, A. Nenasheva, B. Belov tell about the artist (synch.); view of a church and a rural landscape; general view of M. Gandhi's portrait by artist N. M. Gushchin; view of the house in Saratov where N. M. Gushchin lived (winter shooting); winter landscape of a river.
Newsreel footage (1950-60s): people at the stadium, view of the monument to V. Lenin, passengers on the diesel train "Joseph Stalin".
Newsreel footage (India, 1940s): M. Gandhi among the people.
Newsreel footage (1950s): visitors in the reading room of the library; view of paintings by artist N.M. Gushchin.
Part 4. Paintings by artist N.M. Gushchin; sculptor A. Nenasheva gives an interview (synchronous), portrait of N.M. Gushchin by A. Nenasheva; general view of the grave of artist N.M. Gushchin in Saratov; visitors at the exhibition of paintings by N.M. Gushchin.
Newsreel footage (1960s): panorama of paintings by N.M. Gushchin, N.M. Gushchin with his colleagues in the studio, near one of the paintings.