An expansive Russian drama, this film focuses on the life of revered religious icon painter Andrei Rublev. Drifting from place to place in a tumultuous era, the peace-seeking monk eventually gains a reputation for his art. But after Rublev witnesses a brutal battle and unintentionally becomes involved, he takes a vow of silence and spends time away from his work. As he begins to ease his troubled soul, he takes steps towards becoming a painter once again.

1829. Tired of being secretly watched by the chief of police Benckendorff, Pushkin leaves imperial St. Petersburg and heads to the Caucasus to join the army. He stops in Tiflis, waiting for permission to enter the war zone. Pushkin gets invited to the house of one of the Georgian princes. The poet is surrounded by honor and attention. Here Pushkin becomes acquainted with the wonderful Georgian songs and poems of Shota Rustaveli.

A young sportsman Grisha Fokin falls in love with Masha, the wife of an outstanding scientist - Yuliyan Nikolayevich Stepanov.

A seminary student on monastery holiday kills an old witch in a remote village. The hag then transforms into a beautiful young woman whose dying wish is for him to watch over her wake for three nights. With terrors occurring and his faith waning, he reads prayers on the overnight watch and tries to survive the supernatural encounters.

The film tells the of certain events of the Polish-Soviet War as is accepted in Soviet history.

Soviet film based on Dostoevsky's autobiographical novel of his prison experiences in Tsarist days.

Staged scenes of life in all strata of the Russian population before the October Revolution. Restoration of the national economy after the Civil War. Construction of new factories: Rostselmash, the Stalingrad Tractor Factory, and the Magnitogorsk Metallurgical Plant. Kuznetskstroy. Creation of new state farms. Training of personnel for the national economy. Elimination of illiteracy among the population in all regions of the country. Development of the rationalization movement among workers. Physical culture and mass sports activities among the population.