An Equation With Six Known

The documentary film dedicated to the life of Nicholas II and his family was edited from chronicle of 1896-1916 from the funds of The Russian State Documentary Film & Photo Archive.

The film was shot in the year of the 975th anniversary of Yaroslavl. The painting is based on portraits of Yaroslavl residents from the distant past and Yaroslavl residents of the late twentieth century: workers, restorers, engineers, artists. The frame contains many recognizable places of the city, as well as courtyards, factories, and cultural institutions. This 10-minute film perfectly conveys the atmosphere of life in Yaroslavl in the mid-1980s.

People travel in narrow train carriages across a vast and beautiful country. Villages, cities, cemeteries, forests and factories float past the windows... Who are all these people? Where is the train going, and is there a driver on it?