Dauria (1972)

A chronicle of life in a small village in the Baikal Region on the eve of World War I and at the time of the October Revolution The ageold foundations are crumbling the process of social stratification is underway and as a result some people go to defend the revolution and others to fight against it The main hero is the young Cossack Roman Ulybin At first this carefree daredevil is preoccupied only with one problem whether his sweetheart Dashutka is to marry him or a merchants son Alyoshka Roman is killing time fistfighting with his rival But little by little the young man realizes that the world around him has changed that people are fighting for equality and social justice and being a real Cossack he cant remain on the sidelines