Tatyana Zlatogorova

Historical-revolutionary film about Lenin’s activities in the first years after the Great October Revolution in Russia.

A new construction manager, Zaitsev, arrives in a small town. Two of his former comrades from the Red Army work here: Glinka, the director of the paper factory, and Latsis, the head of the timber rafting operation. Zaitsev advocates for the rapid expansion of the paper factory and surrounds himself with a group of opportunists. However, despite their long-standing friendship, after a series of revelations, he is forced to leave the town.

The heroine of the film leaves her husband, who does not allow her to study, takes her child with her and goes to medical school.