Storyline

The story about a very small god-forgotten village in Siberia reflects the history of Russia from the beginning of the century till early 80s. Three generations try to find the land of happiness and to give it to the people. One builds the road through taiga to the star over horizon, the second 'build communism' and the third searches for oil. The oil is found but the destruction of the old cemetry and everything the people of the village cared for followed to get the 'black treasure' of Siberia.—Konstantin Dlutskii

Plot Keywords

oil, death of father, swamp, woods, soviet union, siberia, communism, forest, cemetery, burial ground, oil rig, river, snow, swinging, swing, train, episodic structure, rural setting, russian revolution, helicopter

Short Review

Prone to poetic abstraction and exuding a magical-realist's reverence for history.

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