War, captivity, the Vlasov movement, concentration camps, the Holocaust, post-war Belgium, repatriation, the Gulag, and the legendary Norilsk Uprising — all these events fit into the life of one individual. In his fate, the shared experiences of Russian and European history collided with an inherent intolerance for coercion and lack of freedom.

Nikolai V. Kononov's documentary novel "Uprising" introduces a new hero of the Soviet era and explores the nature of human yearning for freedom in an oppressed country during the 20th century.