The story of Mirkasym Usmanov (2004)

Natural landscape of the Kazan area.

Portrait of Mirkasym Usmanov.

A village near Kazan where the film's hero lives. M. Usmanov examines flowers in his garden, with a mosque in the background.

Close-up of M. Usmanov with the lilies he grew.

Close-up of elderly villagers.

Mirkasym Usmanov talking to guests.

A group photo of the guests with the writer.

Photographs from the family archive.

A group photo with M. Usmanov's relatives in the city of Kuldzha in China, where Usmanov was born.

A photo of Usmanov's grandfather.

A Chinese bell.

A mountain river.

Horses grazing in the foothills.

Mirkasym Usmanov narrating.

A photo of the Usmanov family.

A flock of sheep grazing in the foothills.

Shots from the 1950s.

A river in Kazakhstan.

A camp of Kazakh nomads.

Horses running along the road.

A journey through Altai.

Mounds and stone sculptures on them.

Panorama of Kazan in 1958. Portrait of M. Usmanov from those years.

Spasskaya Tower of the Kazan Kremlin. M. Usmanov at the Department of History of the Tatar People.

Interior of the scientist's office.

The scientist makes extracts from old books in the Old Tatar language. M. Usmanov reads handwritten books in Arabic.

Photographs of the scientist on archaeological expeditions.

Books written by the scientist based on the findings of such expeditions are on display. M. Usmanov among scientists at the department.

The Zhien Foundation, which is engaged in the preservation of the Tatar language and culture.

Books published with the help of the foundation.

The scientist with colleagues on the streets of Kazan.

Institute of History of the Academy of Sciences of Tatarstan.

Meeting of the editorial committee of scientists, headed by M. Usmanov.

Iskander Gilyazov, Doctor of Historical Sciences, student of M. Usmanov. M. Usmanov is at home, drinking tea in his office, working on a book. M. Usmanov is talking to his granddaughter.