Professor Dronov is very ill, and will hardly live longer
than one year. Doctors prescribe him rest. However,
the researcher can not leave his project unfinished. He
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is working on a new engine vitally important for the
development of astronautics. Besides, Dronov is a
deputy of the Supreme Soviet. So he can and he must
help people.
Having a strong spirit, Dronov acts according to his
conscience and obeys the call of duty.
State Lenin prize for N.Cherkasov, 1964. Source www.lenfilm.ru