Muscovites came to Prykarpattia who wanted to cut down the Carpathian forest. Among the negative characters is Putler, whose image connects the past and the present. By cunning, the soldiers lured the enemies with shackles and fed them dumplings and borscht of poisonous mushrooms. In the morning, the Forest Devils detachment defeated an army of Muscovites near the alpine village of Dzembronya.