The story "At the Golden Gate" tells about the events in the ancient Russian city of Vladimir in the third quarter of the XII century. This was the era when the cultural traditions of the Kyiv state received a peculiar development on the Vladimir land served as the basis on which the culture and art of Moscow later bloomed in magnificent color. The story reflected the most complex historical events of that time. The road to Moscow starts in Vladimir from the Golden Gate. The hero of the story Alyoshka, once in the city, becomes a master - a "goldsmith." Together with other working people of the city, he takes part in the construction of highly artistic architectural monuments.