About the book: 1976 / The story of a boy’s childhood in a factory village near the Urals before the revolution. Mavrik greedily absorbed the impressions of the world around him, sympathized with and helped the children of workers, and fought as best he could for justice. When the revolution came, he, already a young man, without hesitation joined the ranks of the rebellious people and took an ardent part in building a new life.