The film traces the history of the cruiser "Aurora" and the temple "Savior on the Waters", built in memory of the sailors who died in the Russian-Japanese war of 1904-1905, notes the similarity of the fate of these monuments. Types of the cruiser "Aurora" in different periods of its history. Photographs of the crew of the cruiser "Aurora" with its commander Nikolsky. Information about the cruiser "Aurora" for the period from 1900 to 1933 is given. Building, interiors of the Church of the Savior on the Waters. Icons, paintings of walls and vaults. The history of the temple from 1900 to 1933, when it was plundered and destroyed.