Les Serdyuk

Based on the novel "Swan Flock" by Vasyl Zemlyak and described by the director as a romantic folk fable, the film is set in the Ukrainian village of Vavylon in the period after the Russian Revolution. "...A rather colorful patchwork of vivid sketches of everyday life is complemented with the character of Fabian, who is like a single rod that holds everything together, giving the moral assessment of what is going on, the people and their actions..." - Ivan Mykolaychuk (1979)

The film is a poetic adaptation of a series of stories (oral and written) about Princess Olha of Kyivan Rus’ (Ukraine-Rusʹ) at the start of the 11th century. Inspired by chronicles and folk legends this is a story of a common girl Olha who married Prince Ihor and became his successor on the throne after his murder and one of the most remarkable political leaders in early medieval European history. She converted to Christianity and brought her realm into Europe.