The narrator states, `This is a documentary fantasy`, in the prologue. The film is edited into four segments: 1) `The Snow Queen`, featuring the Bolshoi Ballet and a tour of Siberia; 2) `A Fairy Tale of Wonderous Transformations`, featuring Galina Ulanova and the Ukranian Folk and Dance Ensemble; 3) a tour of Red China, with performances by the Peking Classical Opera Company; 4) a visit to Expo `58 (The Burssels` Worlds Fair), the Piatnitsky State Chorus.