The young knight Ruslan stands up for Lyudmila and spoils the plans of her father, Prince Vladimir, to marry her daughter to one of the worthy fellows - Ragday, Ratmir or Farlaf. Lyudmila falls in love with Ruslan, he is also fascinated by the beauty, but their happiness will not happen: Vladimir is against it, and then Lyudmila is completely kidnapped by the envious sorcerer Chernomor, eager to avenge the prince for past insults.