Ilya Rudenko, chairman of the prosperous collective farm, prepared for the solemn welcome of his famous countryman, retired Colonel Koval. Arriving to relax in the Lull, the former colonel was surprised by Ilya's strange approach to collective well-being. And when the chairman began to prepare the entire harvest of the apple orchard for shipment to the North to sell it at exorbitant prices, Koval said his word harshly and unequivocally — and received the same unequivocal support from all residents of the Calm...
Boris Tenin
Larion Ivanovich Koval, retired colonel
Yevgeni Vesnik
Ilya Grigorievich Rudenko, collective farm chairman
Tatyana Pelttser
Ulyana Dmitrievna Dudulka, milkmaid
Vladimir Lepko
Ivan Klimich Anointed, collective farm business executive
Anatoliy Papanov
Vasily Tikhonovich Kryachka, village council chairman
