This is the story about the son of one of the greatest tyrants of the Twentieth Century – Joseph Stalin's flesh and blood, Vasily.

General lieutenant at 26, a womanizer and a booze-hound, Vasily Stalin has always lived a life too scandalous for the Soviet Union and yet too insignificant to ever escape the shadow of his larger-then-life father. The dictator’s sudden death will however sober Vasily up just to place even more hardships and trials on his shoulders.

The film will lift the mystery surrounding the life and death of one of the most tragic figures of the last century.

The story of the world tour of the choral chapel, conducted by Oleksandr Koshyts in 1918-1924.

As a coincidence of contemporary history, the film's plot raises a number of pressing issues of our time: countering Russian cultural expansion and propaganda, the issue of Ukraine's cultural diplomacy, the place of Ukrainian cultural products in the world and its struggle for self-preservation.

The film's speakers are researchers, cultural critics, and artists. Among them:Tina Peresunko, author of a study of the history of Shchedryk, screenwriter; Kyrylo Stetsenko, Ukrainian violinist, composer, grandson of one of the founders of the UPR Chapel (Kyrylo Stetsenko); Larysa Semenko, researcher of Mykola Leontovych's work; Ihor Hyrych, historian, professor, expert on cultural history; Anatolii Paladiichuk, curator of art projects, collector.

Malanka is the folk name for the celebration of the New Year, which has pre-Christian roots. This extraordinary winter performance captivates with its color, mood and meanings. The characters Vasyl and Malanka, Goat, Grandfather and Grandmother, Herod, Devil and others go from house to house to announce the coming of the new year, cheer people up and bring them happiness. Malankars, who prepare for this holiday every year on their own, not only bring light, but also continue a tradition that is so old in Ukraine that it was strictly forbidden in Soviet times.

The protagonist of this documentary, Dmytro Mazuryak, is a Ukrainian musician, a pipersinger in the Kazka band, which makes Hutsul musical instruments. He comes from the Bukovyna village of Ispas, where he has been continuing the tradition of malanka for 15 years. Living in Kyiv, Dmytro returns to his native land every year and organizes the Malanka festival there, because, according to him, it fills him up, gives him inspiration to live and create, and strengthens the invisible ties between generations.