The film is dedicated to the life and work of the writer L.N. Andreev. The film uses photographs of the writer from the Literary Museum, from the House-Museum of the writer in Orel, sketches for performances based on the stories of L.N. Andreev. House-Museum of L.N. Andreev in Orel. Gymnasium where L.N. Andreev studied. Travel through the streets of the city. LN Andreev's books laid out on the table. House of IE Repin in "Penates". Seascapes. Forest. River. House of L.N. Andreev in Finland. The film uses shots from the feature film "White Eagle" - the adaptation of LN Andreev's novel "The Governor", newsreel footage: LN Andreev with his family at the dacha; fighting during the First World War; demonstrations during the bourgeois-democratic revolution of 1905-1907.