The film tells about the life and career of the famous pianist and music theorist G.M. Kogan. The film includes the following filming: winter and summer landscapes of Russia, landscapes of mountains and sea. The film uses footage of the chronicle for different years: the 1st World War, the February Revolution of 1917, the movement of a train on the railroad, views of one of the cities of Belgium. The film uses photographs and documents from the personal archive of G.M. Kogan.