The film is dedicated to the memory of Ivan Mykolaychuk (June 15, 1941 - August 3, 1987).

With great realistic force, the everyday qualities in Shevchenko's work of the period of exile were revealed. He respected the national character, customs, peculiarities of the behavior of Kazakhs and Turkmen. He chose heroes for his sepia from among the democratic lower classes and portrayed them with sincere sympathy.

An interesting theme in the household compositions of this period is the life of Kazakh children.

Shevchenko's talent as a landscape painter was fully revealed during his work in the Archaeological Commission and later in expeditions to the Aral Sea and the Karatau Mountains.