Based on the novel by A. N. Tolstoy "Peter I" (1945). Continuation of the film "Peter's Youth" (1980). At the end of the XVII century, Russia suffered huge losses in trade, as it had no access to the sea. The young Peter I begins the construction of the Russian fleet in Voronezh and takes the Azov fortress. At this time, dissatisfaction with the rule of the young monarch is brewing among the courtiers.