About the book: 1974 / The theme of the working class and the scientific and technological revolution occupies a large place in the works of Mikhail Kolesnikov (the story “Pink Starlings”, the novel “Industrial Ballad” etc.). The reader is also familiar with his works of the historical-revolutionary genre: “All hurricanes in the face” - about M.V. Frunze, “Without fear and reproach” - about Dm. Furmanov, “Sukhbaatar”, books about the brave intelligence officer Richard Sorge... The book “The Right to Choose” includes three stories by the writer: “Sunny Mine” - about people mining ore in one of the mines in Siberia, the story “Atomgrad” - about the design of a nuclear power plant reactor and “The Right to Choose” - about the construction of a nuclear power plant. These works are dedicated to the working class and the scientific and technical intelligentsia, to the decisive processes that are taking place in Soviet society today.