Galina Anisimova

Based on the play by A. N. Ostrovsky.

The timid and indecisive economist Novoseltsev falls in love with director Kalugina.

Renowned scientist Dronov works in Novosibirsk on the creation of ultra-modern engine. He has a bad heart, he was afraid not to have time to finish the job, and test engine at a factory in Moscow, unfortunately, is not the first time passes unsuccessfully. Dronov abandons the rest of the work, even the leadership of the Institute entrusts to his disciple Morozov.

The life of the intellectual Samgin, depicted against the backdrop of the grand panorama of Russian life from 1877 to 1917.