About the life and creative work of M.I. Glinka, the great Russian composer, about his studies in Italy, about creation of the operas «Ivan Susanin» and «Ruslan and Lyudmila». On having learned that the latter is devoted to A. S. Pushkin, tsar Nikolay I considers it a revolt. The composer’s associates - progressive-minded people of Russia carry off his bitter experiences.
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