The story takes place on a Russian farm where Selebryakov (Vladimir Mikhilovich Zelkin Vladimir Zeldin) moves back to the countryside from a busy city to recuperate with his newlywed second wife Yelena (Irina Kupchenko Irina Kupchenko). The beautiful and enthusiastic Yelena brings a different feeling to the farm manager Uncle Vanya (Inokenti Smoktunovsky Innokenty Smoktunovsky) and the country doctor Astrov (Sergei Bondarchuk Sergei Bondarchuk). For a long time, Uncle Vanya had been diligently running the farm for Selebryakov to study, but the return of his nephew made the old man see his selfish, greedy and ugly face.