Moscow. Year 852(1999)

In some chronicles, the beginning of Russian history dates back to the year 6360 (852 AD). From this ancient past, the director gazes into the modern capital of Russia, painting broad strokes of captured moments on the canvas of contemporary history. A morning in Izmailovo, the opening of a fair, the celebration of City Day at the monument to Yuri Dolgoruky, the high-rise construction of the City, a concert on the square, a religious procession at the Cathedral of Christ the Savior, a boat trip on the Moskva River, pedestrians walking along the streets, and the evening lights of a tired city...