About the book: 1967 / In his work "Lipyagi" the writer remained faithful to the village theme. S. Krutilin writes about his native village, about people he has known since childhood, about those who grew up or grew old before his eyes. On the pages of “Lipyagov” the reader will meet pure and beautiful people, charming in their labor heroism and spiritual generosity. These are the collective farm chairmen Chugunov and Luzyanin, the collective farm foreman Vasily Andreevich - the narrator's father, the blacksmith Birdyuk, the agronomist Alexey Ivanovich and others. The book is written lyrically, with subtle humor, excellent folk language, far from any speech stylization. The author depicts rural life in detail, with many bright and precise details, lovingly draws portraits of his heroes, creates poetic pictures of peasant labor.