With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of Grigory Melekhov, a young Cossack who is both a hero and a victim of the uprising.

《鲍里斯·戈都诺夫》Boris Godunov俄国作曲家M.P.穆索尔斯基创作的4幕歌剧。作于1868～1874年，由作曲家本人根据亚历山大·谢尔盖耶维奇·普希金的同名历史剧编写剧本并作曲，1874年在彼得堡首演。