Viktor Bogatyryov

Varya Kravets remains on her native collective farm after graduating from school. Her first love also came to her. The death of her beloved is all the more unexpected for her. Fellow villagers are helping to overcome the crisis.

A film story about everyday life of people in the countryside, their work in the collective farm and their attitude to their work. Unlike those who fulfil their duties according to the commands of the party leadership, milkmaid Praskovya Likholetova belongs to those people who do not pass by mismanagement and injustice. She has always been a truth-seeker, principled, honest, convinced of her rightness, and this has often led to conflicts. Having worked almost 40 years on the farm, Praskovya was forced to retire. But before leaving, she said that now she has a lot of time, and she will take care of their affairs...

A comedy, based on the sometimes funny and sometimes sad adventures of Sergeant Lyalin. There were two reasons for traveling to the village of Zhuravlikha. The first was personal: he decided to look for a girl he really liked. And the second was a desire to bring girls to the construction of the beautiful bridge of Sinegorye, where after demobilization the platoon of Sergeant Lyalin, convinced that a city begins with a family, went in full force.

Elecampane is a healing root like ginseng. According to Kuban belief, dug out in the forest on New Year's Eve, it cures any disease. Children from the Kuban village of Black Erik learn about Lenin’s illness and decide to help him.

Collective farmer is unanimously elected secretary of the party committee by her fellow villagers.

Problems of modern villages and economic use of land.