On the conservation and restoration of monuments of architecture in the Soviet Union.
The film was shot in Uzbekistan, Georgia, Leningrad and Tallinn.
Sculpture in the park.
Architectural ensemble, taken from the air.
Interiors of the 19th century.
Peterhof ensemble, taken from the air.
Fountains of Peterhof.
Chronicle: destroyed Peterhof.
Restorers study documents and photographs (chronicle).
Restorers restore decorative elements.
Gold leaf coating of the carving elements.
Grand Throne Room of the Catherine Palace in Pushkin.
Restorers at work.
Raising a carved sculpture to the ceiling.
Tourists in the Catherine Palace.
The building of the Palace.
Interiors.
I. N. Benoit with his granddaughter.
I. Benoit (synchronously) about the family album.
I. N. examines the album with a magnifying glass.
Watercolors by A. Benoit.
Cottage in Petrodvorets.
The interiors of the cottage.
Granddaughter of I. N. Benois-Varvara with her fellow students.
Restoration
Benua I.N.-rossijskij arhitektor -restavrator
patriarh leningradskoj shkoli restavratorov. Narodnij arhitektor Rossijskoj Federacii.
1941-1945
Leningrad region
Summer
Architectural monument of Samarkand(night shooting).
Storks in the nest.
General plan of Samarkand.
The family of restorers Asadovs at a table in the courtyard of the house.
Carver of Darusman Asadov sons at work.
Carved front door.
Architectural monuments of Samarkand.
Painting of tiles.
Tashakur Kurbanov with students painted tiles.
The Cathedral mosque of Samarkand.
Samarkand market.
Restorers are discussing a plan to restore the mosque.
View of the city from the height of the dome of the mosque.
General plan of Khiva.
Architectural monuments of Bukhara.
Re-creation of an old mural.
The streets of Tallinn.
Tallinn chimney sweeps.
The chimney sweep works on the roof.
An old pharmacy on the Town Hall Square.
Blacksmith shop.
Flower market.
Cafe in an old house.
Performance of the youth theater in the remains of the former Dominican monastery.
The weather vane is Old Thomas.
The interior of the Town Hall.
Golden wedding at the Town Hall.
View of Tallinn from the top point.
Restoration
Uzbekistan Estonia
Samarkand
Summer
Gramophone.
The streets of Tbilisi, the film going.
Monument to A, Pushkin in Tbilisi.
Renovated in the center of Tbilisi.
The puppet theatre.
R. Gabriadze leads the rehearsal.
A fragment of a puppet show.
General view of Tbilisi from the observation deck.
Gremi is a church with frescoes from the 16th century.
The ancient capital of Georgia is Mtskheta.
Samtavisi Church - a monument of the 11th century.
Restorers work inside the church.
Murals.
Restorer K.Bakuradze (synchronously)about one of the ancient painters who painted the Ubisi temple.
The Gelati Monastery.
K. Bakuradze at work.
The interior of the church with frescoes.
Restoration workshop.
The instrumental ensemble plays in the ancient interior.
Renovated interiors.
Fountains of Peterhof.
Restoration
Bakuradze K.N. -hudozhnik-restavrator
Georgia