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Distant, well-worn memories of childhood are inhabited by a little gray wolf. Through astonishing imagery, the memory of all of Russia is depicted.

Following an introduction by Bing Crosby, the Cinerama screen widens for scenes of landscapes, cities, peoples, and entertainments of the Soviet Union. Highlights include the historic buildings and churches of Moscow, as the Kremlin; its subway and streets, a spring carnival, the seaside resorts on the Black Sea, a trip down the Voga River, skiers, a troika racing along a snow-covered road, a helicopter view of the North Pole, an Antarctic whale hunt, the capture of a wild boar in the Moyun-Kum of Central Asia, a race by reindeer-drawn sleds, divers in the Sea of Okhotsk, battling an octopus, the capture of antelopes, rafting logs down the Tisza River, and the development of new towns in Siberia. Other scenes include a visit to the Moscow Circus, where the renowned clown Oleg Popov performs, the dancing of the Moiseyev and Piatnitsky companies, and excerpts from the repertoire of the Bolshoi Theater Ballet.

Vartanov films a young family living in an old (soon to be demolished) house, and how they go about their daily life while waiting to move into a modern building. Scored by Tigran Mansurian, this experimental film features no dialogue.

Women peace activists speak out.

Mikhail Vartanov's philosophical story of diesel locomotive machinist Aleksan Petrossian who was awarded the Soviet labor medal.

Vartanov portrays refugee Onik Zalakyan who after 50 years abroad returns home to create a breathtaking botanic garden

Aware of the consequences of displeasing the Soviet censors, who had shelved his first two films, Vartanov documents one day in the life of postal workers in Armenia.

Vartanov films gifted kids at a music school on Sayat Nova Blvd