Valeriy Guryanov

A group of scientists is sent to the planet Arkanar to help the local civilization, which is in the Medieval phase of its own history, to find the right path to progress. Their task is a difficult one: they cannot interfere violently and in no case can they kill. The scientist Rumata tries to save the local intellectuals from their punishment and cannot avoid taking a position.

A poignant love story against the backdrop of the Great Patriotic War.

After a failed marriage, Sasha Vasiliev leaves his wife and takes a job as a gamekeeper in a nature reserve. Before long, he comes into conflict with a powerful and wealthy politician who wants to buy a stretch of riverbank within the reserve for personal use. All Sasha has to do is sign a single document, and everything would stay quiet and peaceful — but he refuses.