About the book: 1981 / The fate of the main character of the story, Sergei Kovalev, is closely connected with the development of the timber industry in Karelia. Kovalev is an extraordinary organizer, a prudent business executive, a person capable of devoting himself entirely to the cause. Under his leadership, the lagging timber industry enterprise becomes one of the leading ones. His energy, will and resourcefulness help loggers to uninterruptedly supply the Kirov Railway with fuel in difficult war conditions..