The film tells about the fate of the brilliant Russian poet Alexei Koltsov, who so romantically sang the nature of Rus', the incomparable beauty of Russian women, the incomprehensible mystery of the Russian soul.

The television play centers around the character of the young, energetic collective farm chairman, Semyon Bobrov, who is passionate about the idea of creating a new village project. Bobrov involves architecture graduates in his plans to reconstruct the village, and among them, he meets Klara Veresova — his future wife.