The film tells about the life of a remarkable Russian explorer Ermak. On materials of Russian chronicles film recreates the history of Yermak trip and joining Siberia to Russia.
Portraits Cossack Ataman Yermak Pathfinder (Basil Timofeevicha Alenina) squad which at the end of the 16th century marked the beginning of the conquest of Siberia, Russian state.
Thumbnails of the Nikon Chronicle and regal Illuminated Chronicle books are historical background of life of the Cossacks in the 16th century, the history of the campaign Ermak in Siberia.
Landscapes area on Don, Astrakhan Nature Reserve, Perm region, rivers Chusovoi Tagil, Irtysh.
Authors of the film to recreate the path that was Ermak in Siberia.
Cathedrals of the Moscow Kremlin.
Portraits of Tsar Ivan the Terrible.
The ensemble of the Tobolsk Kremlin.
Dramatization: Soldiers saddle horses; movement in the countryside equestrian squad riders.
Monument to Yermak.
Flying swan flock.
Key words
History
Calendar: 1981