The film tells about the difficult slave past of the peoples of Azerbaijan before the revolution. About the flourishing of industry, agriculture, science, culture during the years of Soviet power, the best people of the republic. 3 hours - A breeding horse of an Arab breed is taken out of the stable. Horses in the pasture. Cotton field, agronomist T. Kremleva examines cotton bolls. On picking cotton working M. Kerimov, B. Bagirova. Apiary in Isabulag; beekeepers remove honey. Herds of cows, rams, pigs on pastures in the mountains. Noble pig breeder-order bearer Arutyunov in the pasture. 4 hours - Gathering, sorting and packing apples. Collecting tobacco leaves. 5 hours - Girl composer Elmira Nazirova performs her work on the piano.