Bountiful Summer (Russian: Щедрое лето, romanized: Shchedroe leto) is a 1951 Soviet musical comedy drama film directed by Boris Barnet and starring Nina Arkhipova, Nikolay Kryuchkov and Viktor Dobrovolsky.
Petr Sereda, a demobilized soldier, returns to his native collective farm, where he is warmly welcomed and soon takes on the role of chief accountant.
Through a series of humorous and lighthearted episodes, it portrays the challenges of farm life, including economic and personal tensions, which are quickly and amicably resolved.
Key events include the various stages of the harvest, the ambitious goals of competing brigades, and the evolving relationships between the characters, often punctuated by misunderstandings that resolve with ease.
The story culminates in a regional agricultural exhibition, where the collective proudly displays its achievements and a shared vision for modernization.