About the fates of three Soviet people, different in age, profession, and character. 1 — Vladimir Nikolaevich Filimonov — an electrical installer at the Krasnoyarsk Hydroelectric Power Station; 2 — Vladimir Ivanovich Karpov — the foreman of the "Biysky" grain sovkhoz; 3 — Pyotr Kuzmich Anokhin — an academician, physiologist.