All stories were filmed in Bashkortostan. 1 plot "Portrait of a nation" Conducting the All-Russian population census in the city of Ufa in the spring of 2002. The building of the Northern Bus Station. Building of the Medical College of the Oktyabrsky District. Goskomstat building. Stationary census points. Scribes at work. A census taker in the apartment of pensioner N. Baimova. Data processing in Goskomstat. 2 plot "Wealth of stones in the Urals" The first regional commercial exhibition "Stone of the Urals - 2002" in the city of Ufa. The building of the city Palace of Culture. Monument to Salavat Yulaev. Exhibits of the exhibition. Uchalinsky district. Conserved Kalkan jasper deposit. Uchalinskiy ore mining and processing plant: jasper processing shop. Landscape of the Ural Mountains. Scene 3 "Blue Lights of Belorechya" The opening ceremony of the gas compressor station in the village of Assy. Prime Minister of the Republic of Bashkortostan Rafael Baidavletov, Head of the Beloretsk District Administration E. Karepanov, villagers and gas pipeline builders participate in the opening ceremony. R. Baidavletov lights a symbolic torch. 4 story "Artist of an unusual genre" A story about the honored artist of the Republic of Bashkortostan, imitator of sounds Vakil Gatiatullina. In Gatiatullin in his village Kuchukovo; talking with a friend K. Khashilov (sinhr.); performs in a club in the village of Uralsk in front of children (sinhr.). Separating sign "Europe-Asia".