Vladimir Lysenkov

Alexey Veryaskin, a new employee, joins the team of concrete carpenters, who left his prosperous family to take an active part in the construction of a large hydroelectric power station.

Striking workers with their wives and children gathered in front of the governor's house. The crowd is noisy, they are trying to rip off the governor's shoulder straps, his assistants have difficulty pulling him out of the crowd and taking him into the house. Stones are flying through the windows. The governor goes out onto the balcony and takes out a handkerchief. The soldiers standing in the cordon are nervous, and a careless wave of the governor’s handkerchief is interpreted as an order to open fire. As a result, 47 people die. The governor, as a true patriot, cannot fight against his people. And having become, willingly or unwillingly, the culprit of the death of people, he awaits inevitable retribution for this.

Machine tool fitter Ivan Mityushkin arrives to work in a small taiga village. After traveling through several cities and seeing a lot, the young man decides to drop anchor in a quiet harbor and live a quiet family life. Ivan falls in love with a young widow, Tatyana, and wants to marry her. Mityushkin manages to win over his beloved's six-year-old son and even befriends the boy. However, the woman is uncooperative. The fact is that Tatyana cannot forget her deceased husband, whom she loved dearly.

Venya Sidelnikov secretly leaves his parents for a large construction site. Only by facing real challenges will the young man be able to reveal his best character traits and find his place in life.