The film begins in 1920. The Red Army soldier Yusalov was wounded during the Civil War. He comes to one of the Kuban villages. There he tries to organize amateur performances. Yusalov manages to organize a music school in the village, under his leadership the students learn the "Internationale" and put on the first revolutionary performance. But Yusalov's efforts do not go unnoticed, primarily by his enemies.—Bazza the Beast