About the book: 1964 / This is a book about the active creative role of the working class, economically interested in the future of their homeland; The conflict between the director of the textile mill, communist Vlasov, and the head of the central administration, Tolstyakov, forms the basis of the plot of the first book of the novel. The second book tells about the further restructuring of the plant. Breaking old habits and skills gives rise to new conflicts and clashes of characters.