1650. Young nobleman Alexander Kostka Napersky goes to Ptsim to meet with Radotsky, who enjoys authority among the local peasant population. In the tavern, Napersky witnesses the torture of the peasant and stands up for him, which restores the local nobility against him. In Ptsima, Napersky tells the peasants about the Khmelnytsky uprising that broke out in Ukraine. He also persuades the peasants to raise a revolt in Podgalia and drive away the nobility. The peasants yield to his persuasion and
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