雅科夫·帕帕什维利有一半犹太血统，戈尔巴乔夫的改革开始后，他和家人获得了苏联的出国签证，准备前去以色列定居。在为他送行时，他同父异母的非犹太人弟弟梅拉布却阴差阳错上了飞机。在国外，人们都把梅拉布当作克格勃间谍，梅拉布有家难回……

　　The Tsar is having his daughter Zabava marry a charmingly handsome and a handsomely charming Paul, a rich heir and a foreign fancy pants. However, it's a bit of a challenge, since Zabava wants a marriage of love, not of calculation. Her unexpected encounter with sailor Ivan, a simpleton yet an honest and endearing guy, messes up Paul's plans of snatching the crown. Deeply in love with the princess, Ivan enlists help from the residents of an enchanted forest to build a Flying Ship which would then take him and his beloved away. The brave sailor is in for serious confrontation with the sneaky Paul, who's using dark magic to bring his unwanted opponent down. However, true love is going to win this battle: with the evil mastermind punished, Ivan and Zabava step aboard the magic Flying Ship and set sail towards a new common dream of theirs.