Boris Stavitskiy

The main character repeats the destiny of many peasant women of her time. Her personal feelings were completely uninteresting to her parents, indeed they were always chasing after the profit. That’s why they married the daughter with a rich man whom was completely unpleasant to her. It is a screen adaption of Panas Myrny’s production.

In the XIth century Kyivan Rus' (Ukraine-Rus') reached its zenith under the reign of Yaroslav. He established enduring ties with many of the ruling European dynasties, strengthened the borders of Rus' and tried to free it from the influence of the Byzantine Empire. Since 988 the church of Rus' had been autonomous, apart from the right of Constantinople to appoint the Metropolitan.

Foreign intelligence agent Mirsayid, captured by Soviet border guards, is sentenced by a court to a maximum security prison. He manages to conceal the location of the cache where the map is stored. Soon, new agents, Loinab and Guliam, successfully cross the border. Their goal is simple: to visit Mirsayid in the colony, find out the location of the cache, and retrieve the hidden map. The Chekists give them complete freedom of action for the time being.