Time: 1918. The newly established Bolshevik government has reached peace with the Germans, but some of their forces still occupy the territory. The advancing Red Army is hampered by Ukrainian nationalists and the remaining Germans. Semyon, a demobilized soldier and prominent young man in his village, is hoping to marry Sofya, daughter of the wealthy Tkachenko. The latter hopes to restore the old order and plots with loyalist elements and Germans to undermine the revolution and to thwart Semyon's marital intentions. In the end, Semyon, after Tkachenko's intrigues have cost the lives of two friends, is reunited with Sofya, and Tkachenko is arrested and executed leaving behind the merry chorus of the Red Army. Recordings Suite from Semyon Kotko The orchestral suite, Op. 81a, consists of 8 movements, lasting around 40 minutes.IntroductionSemyon and His MotherThe BetrothalThe Southern NightExecutionThe Village is BurningFuneralOurs Have Come'' Recordings of the suite References Operas by Sergei Prokofiev Russian-language operas Operas 1939 operas 1940 operas Operas set in Ukraine Operas based on novels