When mysterious Russian bandit named Artist came in USA, brave Russian special agent Fyodor Sokolov runs to States for defeat evil master.
Wartime, summer 1941. Train carrying criminals gets under enemy fire and crashed. Out of all of the living are only a young lieutenant of the NKVD and two prisoners - the thief and repressed Communist party worker.
The film tells the story of the life of an Old Believer community at the beginning of the last century. The drama of an unusual life, a story of love and human passions.
Valera Sapogin returns home after serving in the army. A young man experiences many life lessons before he finds his place in life.