"Gorky Film Studio" "SECOND artists' association" "THE ADVENTURES OF KROSH" "WRTTEN BY Anatoly RYBAKOV" "directed BY Genrikh OGANlSYAN" "CAMERAMEN:" "V. GRlSHlN, V. DULTSEV" "music BY A. VOLKONSKY" "production designer A. VAGlCHEV" "ORCHESTRA OF THE DEPARTMENT OF film production" "CONDUCTOR E. KHACHATURYAN" "CAST:" "KROSH N. TOMASHEVSKY Igor A. YURENEV" "VADlM N. MlKHALKOV" "SHMAKOV I." "POGREBENKO" "MAYKA B. BELYAKOVA" "nadia Ye." "LOGlNOVA" "POLETUKlN V. SUKHANOV" "TARANOV M. SYSUYEV" "SEMECHKlNA S. BALASHOVA" "THE director OF THE DEPOT N. PARFYONOV" "ZUYEV V. KASHPUR" "LAGUTlN V. KALMYKOV" "THE TEACHER N. SHATERNlKOVA" "ZlNA L. LUZHlNA lVASHKlN S. KRAMAROV" "STOP" "CAR FACTORY No1" "The motor depot is not far from our school, just in the next street." "When the windows are open, we can hear the roar of the motors." "It is the machines driving out onto the line." "They transport materials to different building sites in Moscow." "Next to the motor depot there are many cars." "The owners can't repair them so they want the workmen to do it." "At night, the vehicles stand in long rows in the yard of the depot." "A guard keeps watch." "In the case of an incident, he can be woken up immediately." "For instance, he can be informed that at night something was stolen." "We're doing our internship at the depot." "Today is our first day." "Our instructor, Natalya Pavlovna, thinks that we are adults and have to take our first steps in production ourselves." "Each of us does it in his own way." "Now I'm going to introduce you to our boys." "This is Igor." "A prominent personality." "His brother has got his own "Moskvich"." "This is Vadim, his loyal assistant and aide." "He's a good guy but he loves to beg, borrow, or steal everything." "Natalya Pavlovna begs us to have nothing to do with him." "This is Mayka." "The most beautiful girl in school (in my opinion)." "What's the stupid habit of turning around when someone walks by?" "This is Nadia." "Mayka's friend." "This is Vera Semechkina." "Nadia's friend." "Pyotr Shmakov." "My friend." "He's a serious person." "Vanya Polekutin." "He's a good bloke but he has this stupid habit of putting his hand on his neighbour's shoulder." "But then he's quite good with machinery." "But quiet now." "The director of the depot is coming." " Hello everybody!" " Hello!" " Hello." " Move your hand away." "Those who are going to work well, will receive a grade promotion." "Well, fourth, or fifth..." "And if somebody does not want to work they should say so immediately." "And I will instantly release them." "Some of us would not have minded taking off (me, for instance), but what the director meant by "release" in fact was "dismiss"." "And of course nobody said that they didn't want to work." "The motor depot consists of two services." "Of two services." "Write!" "Technical and implementation." " Why aren't you writing this down?" " l will when I get home." "So... two services." "Technical and implementation I have no technical aptitude, and there was absolutely nothing for me to do at the motor depot." "Who wants to spend all June sweating in Moscow?" "What I do find interesting is driving." "But they don't let interns drive." "However, if I get on this cleaning car then I can go out in it, and surely the driver will let me drive." "And now I'm going to assign you to your places of work." "We'll obviously take into account the personal qualities of each student." "The absent-minded will be charged with work that demands..." " Attention." " Attention." "Yes." "The weak-willed will receive work requiring determination." "Those who are shy and withdrawn will receive organisational work." "And those who are lazy will get work with immediately visible results." " Do you understand?" " Yes." "What do you understand?" "We have to organise ourselves according to, who's shy (withdrawn), who's absent-minded (inattentive), who's weak-willed and who's lazy." "Correct." "Let us organise ourselves and assign people to different workshops, according to our inclinations and our interests..." "All right, only one thing though." "You will be in the technical department." " Very well." " l can tell you're a sensible boy." "Clearly, the director meant that Igor had a point whereas I talk nonsense." "I'm used to the fact that Igor talks cleverly and I talk foolishly." " Yes, you can." " So, let's start to split up!" " Polekutin?" " The motor department." "Write that down." "He's the best in mechanics." " Quiet!" "Taranov, where will you work?" " ln the motor department." "Write:" "Taranov - motor department." "A former boxer, now a racing cyclist." "Then..." "Nadia, how about you?" "Me?" "I'll go with Mayka." " Very well." "So, Mayka?" " The painting sector." " Semechkina, what about you?" " l'll go with them." "Very well." "They're the artists in our school." "They prepare newspapers, exhibits..." "So be it." "Vadim!" "Vadim, where will you go?" " Something about supplies." " Fine." "He's a dexterous guy." " Let him work at the warehouse." " The food one?" "Ok, I'm mum." " Shmakov, what about you?" " l don't know." " What shall I write?" " l don't know." " Krosh, where will you go?" " There." " There where?" " The exploitation department." "Write that down." " What did he say?" " Some exploitation department." " What's your last name?" " Krasheninnikov." "All right then." "All right." "At 8." "Could you tell me where the implementation foreman's office is?" "I will show you. lvashkin, please hand in your waybill." " l brought the end quarters." " Put them on the table." " This is the exploitation foreman." " Thank you." " l'm here for the internship." " Yes?" " l want to work on the cleaning car." " You came to the wrong address." " lt's not under my supervision." " lt isn't?" "No." "The depot consists of two services." "Technical and implementation." " Excuse me." " lt's all right." " l was mistaken." " lt doesn't matter." " The door needs to be painted." " Alright." " Mister director." " Vladimir Georgich." "At the exploitation service there is no work for me." " Did you think they'd let you drive?" " l have a driving licence." "It's a junior licence." "It's worth nothing." " Do you like cars?" " Only as a whole." "What do you mean as a whole?" "When a car it not dismantled." "I have no technical aptitude." " What's your last name?" " Krasheninnikov." "Oh..." " l can see you're a decent slowpoke." " Why?" "You will work in the garage for the current repairs." "All right." "DlSPENSARY" "Are you crazy?" " Which bolt are you pulling?" " This one." " No, you have to pull this one." " Ok then." " We'll have trouble with them." " Let's see." " What's this bolt for?" " Work instead of asking questions!" "If you don't pull it properly, there could be an accident or a disaster." "And what's the difference between an accident and a disaster?" " Are you still asking questions?" " Well, if I don't know..." "An accident is just an accident." "Whereas in a disaster, victims are mortally injured." "And if they're not mortally injured but only injured?" "Shmakov, give me that key." " What are we doing?" " Hold the light." " Don't shake." " l'm not shaking." " l mean the lamp." " Ah..." "Sorry." " Do you think they'll let us drive?" " Yeah, they will." " Or I'll just keep holding the lamp." " We'll make it." "Where did I tell you to light?" "Hold the lamp properly." "All right." " Krosh, what are you doing?" " Ah..." "Here they are." " And here they are." " l thought they would let you drive." " They will, you'll see." " You even have a licence." "Yeah, he's got a junior licence." "They will give you a car and you will take us to the movies." "Or to the ballroom." "I'll take you to the dump." "That's where l'll take you." "Wishful thinking!" " Where did I tell you to light?" " There you go." " Oh..." "Hello girls." " Hello." "The one on the left is pretty." "I decided that if Mayka turned around I would despise her." "A girl who doesn't protect her dignity would deserve nothing else." "Only Nadia turned around, but I feel indifferent to her." "Enough looking." " Where shall I light now?" " How are you holding it?" "Your name?" " Krasheninnikov." " Why do they call you Krosha?" " Not Krosha, Krosh." " Ok, why Krosh?" "It's just a nickname. it's short for Krasheninnikov." " l thought because you're short." " lt's not." "Hold the lamp properly, Krosha." "You're still not pulling the right bolt." " Really?" " Yeah." "Here." "All right." "So, guys, isn't it interesting here?" "What's interesting?" "We need some independent work or we won't learn anything." "Especially for those who have no technical aptitude." "All right then." "Take this." "And remove the shock-absorbers." "Very well." "Hold this." "There!" " Hello, workaholics!" " Hello!" " Are you working?" " Yes." " Where did you get those trousers?" " These?" "I exchanged them." " For what?" " For a watch." "Well, they're shabby." "That's none of your business." "Go work." " Could you be more careful?" " Do you take care of your uniform?" " Do you know what I do?" " What do you do?" " l'm a clerk." " And..." " Ours is office work." " Do you fill in forms?" " You think it's better in the pit?" " Yes it's better here." "He said it's better in the pit!" "Maybe it is better in the pit, but it's not big enough." "A person has to be in the centre of events." " Off you go to the centre of events!" " Vadim, let's go." "Dmitry Alexeyevich, we removed the shock-absorbers!" " And you?" " Just a second." " All right." " And these?" " All right." " Bring me the shoes for the brakes." " These will come in handy." " The director wants some new ones." "Tell the interns." " Krosha, Krosh, come here." " Yes." "Go to the warehouse and get some new shock-absorbers." "Are we going to install them?" " We are." "Put them on the workbench." " There you go." "They'll do it without us..." "Petka, it's a pity they won't let us do it. lt would be interesting." "There's nothing to babble about." "Stop that now." "How are the interns doing?" "They're unfocused:" "show me this, show me that..." "You were shown things as well." " Yeah, but they're a bit slow-witted." " Why?" "One of them is quiet and the other one keeps talking." "To be quiet is bad, to talk is bad..." "You have to help them!" "Of course, I help them." " Krosh, you write the report." " l can't." " Why not?" "What about it?" " What about it?" "You always try to avoid working!" "Nadia, you write the report." " l don't want to!" "Why do I have to?" " Nadia, write the report!" "Give her a chair." "No, not this one!" "Everybody, quiet, quiet!" "Attention!" "Everybody, I suggest that we restore this written off car, and that we give it to our school as a present." "First let's examine this tarantass." "I know, the state of the car is bad and there is a lot of work to do." "But that's why our merit will be even more noteworthy." "We'll make our class immortal, be famed and talked about for centuries." "Krosh is right." "We need to approach this responsibly." "Responsibly, responsibly." "There are still almost all the pieces." "I'll get whatever's missing." "Igor made a sensible suggestion." "Igor always makes sensible suggestions, but when they fail, we're the ones who pay." "Who's in favour of restoring the car?" "Me!" "Now we need to choose a leader." "I suggest Igor." " Right!" " There's no one else to choose." "Let's vote." "Who's in favour?" "Abstainers?" "Who's against?" "I say go ahead!" "Now we have to choose a supplier." "I think it should be Vadim." " He's a go-getter!" " Of course." "I'm against." "He's too go-getting." "We'll get into trouble with him." "You're talking rubbish." "This is not an argument." "Vadim will be our supplier." "The meeting is over." "You can go home." " At last." " Vadim, follow me!" "Whatever nonsense Igor talks, everybody agrees with him." "But when I talk, everybody has got such an expression on their faces, as if there was nothing but silliness to be expected from me." "Rubbish." "It's your own fault!" "It's never clear whether you're serious or not." "Ah..." "What a mess." "Yes." "Scrap metal. lt's a wreck." "Try to restore this." "Uh?" "What do you think?" "We'll restore it!" "You'll restore it!" "Tell me, Krosha, what functions in a car that's not moving?" " The engine?" " The engine is off." " The lights then." " The lights are off." " Nothing then." " What do you think?" "Just tell me." "You don't know." "Well, Mayka?" "That's right." "The brakes work." "Very good!" "Do you understand, Krosh?" "The brakes." "You see?" "The workers are already making fun of us." "Let them laugh." "No big deal. I don't care." "Over there." "They're coming!" " Where were you?" "Hello!" " We need to do something." "Instead ofjust walking around with folders." "And what's in the folders?" "Please." "To favour the initiative" "To support the initiative." " We need spare parts not papers." " What about this?" " Look at the state the car is in." " What's there then?" "At the warehouse?" "Scrap." "You don't need to worry about that." "We'll get the spare parts." "I think I've already said that the car is in a good state." "And I will get whatever's missing." "There is nothing to panic about." "He said he'll get all we need." "The main thing is to be calm but not indifferent." " Why do you need this car?" " lt's the guys' initiative." "The guys' initiative." "Did you examine it?" "is it possible to renew it?" " We climbed all over it." " Really?" "Yes." "All right then." "Compile a list of the parts you need and give it to the departments' supervisors." "Let them look for them." "Don'tjust take whatever you want." "Ask first what you can take." " Of course, Vladimir Georgiyevich." " Wait a moment." "Ivan Mikhalych, come in, I'm here." "So?" "I have a small request." " Don't mess around." " Excuse me." " My friends from the film studio..." " What, you're an actor?" "I do play, that's true." "But only in minor roles." "Sit down." "Did you want something?" "They have a car, a "Pobeda"." "And they need just a few things." "A ring here, a bearing there..." "No, no." "We don't have time to fix your own cars." "And don't try to get things for other people." "Of course not. I only wanted to know if it's possible or not." "And that's what I said: no, no." " No way?" " No way." "Well, excuse me." "Comrade Lagutin, I have a small request." "My friends from the film studio have a car, a "Pobeda"." "They asked me to help them repair it." "To replace the rings and some things like that." " l'm not in charge of that." " Maybe you know who is?" " Where is the car?" " Here, around the corner." " All right then, I'll go see." " Thank you." " ls it this one?" " No." "There you go." "Great." "What do you need?" " lt's nothing really." " To replace rings and bearings." "It's a trifle." "Well..." " Hey, let me pass." " Sure." "There are some good carmakers." "They're not too expensive." " Do you know them?" " l guarantee." "Team-leader Zuyev, go see the manager of the operation department." "Vadim, go around the workshops and tell the guys to collect pieces for our car." "We have the director's permission." "Which pieces?" "The good ones." "Do you understand?" "Come on!" "Go!" "Well?" " Ah..." "The good ones?" " Well, yes." "Come on!" "I'll do it right away!" " Are the shock-absorbers installed?" " We're waiting for Lagutin." " Can you do it yourselves?" " Sure!" "There aren't any here." " Can you install them?" " Of course we can!" "Here they are." "They're here!" " Where did you take them?" " At the warehouse." " They're old." " What?" "He said he got them at the warehouse." "But he got some new ones there." "Where did you put them?" "I put them on the bench, in front of you." "On the bench?" "Where are they?" " What?" "Will it come in handy?" " lt's a bit worn-out but it's good." " Look, Vadim." " lt's ok." "Drag it in." " What's this?" " lt's for the windows." " What do you mean for the windows?" " To close the windows." "It'll be useful." "Great, Vadim." "It's probably new, look." " What is it?" " Who knows?" "It's new?" "Good." " Here come the girls!" "Good!" " ls this useful?" "Yes." "Very good!" "Vadim, I brought all there was." " Yes?" "And what is this for?" " To paint." " To paint?" " Yes." " Good, go now." "Not there!" " Where then?" "Go there!" "Idiot!" "Do we need anything else?" " They're asking you." " Forget about him." "Well, go now!" "Go!" "Why are you still here?" " What is this?" " A storage battery." " ls it new?" " Yes." "Hold it, hold it!" "We don't have enough yet!" " Do we have to wait for long?" " A little more." " Come on, go." " What have you done?" "I'll show you!" "Will it do?" "Ok!" "Wait for your turn!" "Come on!" "No, this won't do." "Go!" "We don't need this." "Nor this." " Which one?" " l'll show you." " Hello." " Hello." "So?" "Which one?" " lt's him." " Yes, it's me." " Let's go." " Come here, please." "Through here." " They took the shock absorbers." " Yes, but why do they need them?" "What are you saying?" "They stole the new ones from the car." "Where are the shock-absorbers?" "Where are they?" " What shock-absorbers?" " From the car." " l didn't take them." " l want them!" "Vladimir Georgiyevich, we'll have to take strong measures!" "Where were you looking?" " You can't keep an eye on them!" " They take everything!" "Put everything back!" "Put everything back!" "It's Vadim!" "It's his fault!" "He said the director gave permission." "Well, he did give permission!" " Shame on you!" " There's nothing shameful!" "Did the director give permission to take the pieces?" "Of course. Igor told me he did." "Where did the shock-absorbers disappear to?" "I didn't take any shock-absorbers!" " Did the director say we could?" " Let's say he did." " No "let's say"." " Well, yes, he did." " No "well"." " He did!" " What did Vadim do wrong then?" " What did he do?" "The director warned us to not act wilfully." "And did you warn Vadim?" "I'm sure you did." " You're lying!" " What are you going on about?" "You're lying, Igor!" "You told me to collect the pieces and that's it!" " l don't remember exactly." " He doesn't remember. I'll make him!" " Didn't you?" "You did!" " l can't remember!" "I can't remember!" "He can't remember!" "Anyway, Vadim has a good head on his shoulders, not a watermelon!" "He has to understand things himself." "So, the director warned you but you didn't warn Vadim?" "Which means that you thought that Vadim has a good head, but the director thought that you have a watermelon." "You were right when you said we'd be in trouble with Vadim." "Don't try to flatter me!" "Did you want to blame your best friend?" "That's low!" "That's what it is!" " Do you think so?" " l think so too!" " You shut up!" " lt's everybody's fault!" "Does it matter whose fault it is?" "It's mine too to a certain point." "We need to go to the director and apologise." "That's right!" "I suggest we choose a delegation." "Krosh is going to go." "Mayka, of course." "Nadia, Semechkina..." " And me too, right?" " That's right, Shmakov." "Let's vote." " Enough of voting!" " And you?" "Are you afraid now?" " l don't think it's appropriate." " Why?" "I am quite often at the director's for some routine affairs and my going won't make a proper impression." "Vadim, let's go!" "Don't you understand?" "This is a working enterprise and your kids are disturbing our work." "They're children." "They got carried away." "They came here to learn, not to restore a car." "That's right, but if they've taken it on, we can't discourage them." "It's not wise." "Their characters are more important than the spare pieces." "You have to reason like a teacher." "Like a teacher?" "Yes." "Kids are working for you." "That means you are a teacher." "That's new!" "Just what I needed!" " Can I come in?" " Yes." "Hello." " Natalya Pavlovna." " What?" " We called you yesterday." " l know." "I'm listening." "Our class admits its guilt." "We did do some things without permission. it won't happen again." "And the shock-absorbers?" "Quiet!" "Where are the shock-absorbers?" "We did not take them and we don't know where they are." " Who took them?" " l don't know." " They need to be found." " But where will we find them?" " This is your problem." " Don't worry." "We'll take measures." "He shouldn't promise." "We didn't take them." "We don't know where they are." " What's your name?" " Krasheninnikov." "You're not going to restore this car!" "What?" " Do you know the Lipki pioneer camp?" " Yes." "There's a better car there." "We'll bring it here and you can restore it." "Zina." "Call Zuyev." "Zuyev will drive." "Why did they send us too?" " What did you say?" " l said: why did they send us?" " Right." " You have no trust?" "Don't send them." "Get used to hard work." "Be independent." " These are such beautiful words." " But it's all a fake." "Take Alexander of Macedon." "He was an army commander at 18 years." " At 19." " Let's say so." "Or take Napoleon." "At 23 years of age he was a general." "Older and older." "And they lumped us with this Zuyev." "An unpleasant guy, by the way." "Why do you say he's unpleasant?" "Take Lagutin." "He's a bit rude but he's an honest and open person." " You'd better not talk about him." " Why?" " You don't know him." " Why?" " He swapped the shock-absorbers." " Do you have evidence?" "I am sure." "That's not evidence." "And even if he did, so what?" "A guy needs some money to buy a drink!" " He's a swindler!" " What?" "Yes!" "He swapped them and you wanted to blame me?" "Shut up!" "You shut up!" "I'll show you!" " Hey!" "Hey!" " Stop it!" " l'm happy for you, Vadim." " Why?" "I'm happy that Igor's losing his influence on you." "Of course!" "Where can we have a bite?" " You know..." " At the tea-room." "In Moscow it's 4 o'clock." " We'll need to change the door." " And there are no windowpanes." "We'll install the glass." "Peacefully, guys!" "My respect to the sergeant!" "TEA-ROOM" " ls there beer?" " l don't know." "44, 45, 46, 37," "38, 39." " How are you counting?" " Oh, sorry." " 41 ." " 47." "47, 48, 49, 50." "Now it's Krosh's turn to pump." " Have you pumped already?" " l will go last." "Come on, let's set it." "We'll leave before dark." " Do you smoke?" " Ah, sometimes." " Are you hungry?" " Yes, a little." "There's a tea-room nearby." " Seryozha, take this." " Why, I'm not hungry." " Shashkov." " Shmakov." " Take it, take it." " With what?" " With sausage." " Smoked sausage?" " Kind of. Igor, have some." " Well, ok." " Thank you." " Thank you." "Thank you." " Did you see where lvashkin went?" " Over there." "It's good to rest." " lt's good but not enough." " l agree." "Shut up!" "You ate more than everybody else." " Give it back!" " l need it too." "I'll take some for myself as well." " Let me in the driver's seat!" " Sit in your place!" "This is different from a "Moskvich"." "Well, this is a "ZlL-150"." " Come on!" " Start!" " Quiet. it works well." " lt's good!" " We were looking for you everywhere." " l was eating. ls it allowed?" " Let's go!" " Don't shout." " Give me the car keys." " You have them." " Come on!" " Don't shout." " lt's all right." " l stepped too much on the gas." " Let me in the driver's seat." " Wait a moment!" "So..." "Come on!" "Let's fasten the tow-rope." " Come on!" "Pull!" " Hell!" " What are you messing about with?" " Wait a moment." " Are you crazy?" "It will be a scandal!" " Zuyev will thank us." " That's it!" " lt's done, guys!" "And that's when I understood what would happen. Igor got excited." "Vadim and Shmakov did too." "And we would drag the car, even if only for a bit." "If so, I don't want to be a loser!" "I can drive quite well." "As the instructor said, confidently." "But now I had no confidence:" "I was not driving, I was being pulled." "It was not up to me. lt was up to Igor." " So?" " lt's all right." "Only don't tug." " You're tugging!" "Let's go further." " No, we need to go back!" "Let's go!" " Igor, will you let me drive?" " Go." "All right." "But only as far as the turning." "To the left." "To the left." "What are you doing?" "Stop the car!" "To the left." "Come on." "What are you doing?" "Where are you going?" "Turn left!" "Shmakov, stop the car!" "Where are you going?" "Shmakov, stop the car!" "Shmakov!" "Krosh, are you alive?" "I'm dead." "Where is my bag?" "What bag?" "Well, my bag." "Your bag?" "I don't know." "A red bag." "My sweater was in it." " What's wrong with your leg?" " Nothing." "Guys, come here!" "What happened?" " l said we shouldn't use the rope." " And who got it first?" "You're always right!" "Put something under the wheels." "I'm holding onto the brakes!" " Guys, there will be a huge scandal!" " Don't prophecy ill!" "Shut up!" "You know what?" "Just one thing: it's everybody's fault." " Of course." " We shouldn't have done this!" " We shouldn't have done this!" " lt turns out my car is holding you." "I can't understand why you're still alive!" " Where is everybody?" " We're all here." " What's wrong with Seryozha?" " Nothing." "But the car..." "Who attached the cable?" "How could you fasten the cable to the steering rod?" "It twisted the rod and the car got out of control." "Who attached the cable?" "Who attached the cable?" " All of us did." " Well, not all of us..." "Who attached the cable?" "Wait." "I told you, it was everybody!" "It wasn't me!" "It's a gross technical mistake!" " Do you have your coupon?" " Of course." "Here it is." "Are there any eyewitnesses?" " Comrade inspector, it's not my fault!" " We'll look into it." "Instead of lvashkin's words we'd better leave omission points." "As a result, there occurred an accident." "Team-leader Zuyev will receive a strong reprimand." "Driver lvashkin..." "Let's move on." "It is strictly forbidden for the interns to sit behind the wheel." "I told you there would be a scandal." "And there you go." " Deftly written." " So is it Zuyev's fault?" " lt must be." " So?" "is it his fault or not?" "From our point of view, it isn't, but from the director's, he should have checked on us." "If I was the director, I would give him a reprimand too." " He'd like to be the director." " Thank God you're not." " You remember the shock-absorbers?" " Well?" "People say Zuyev has something to do with it." "They said it was Lagutin." "Zuyev has nothing to do with the shock-absorbers!" " Maybe." " But the accident is only our fault!" " Well..." "Who knows?" " We'll write the director a report." " What report?" " That it's our fault and not Zuyev's." " Krosh, you're stupid." " What did you say?" "What are you guys doing?" "It's not the place!" "What happened?" " Hello." " Nothing." "What do you mean nothing?" "Well, nothing." " We were reading the order." " Which one?" " That one." " Oh, about Lipki, I've read it." " He's taken the reprimand so calmly." " Maybe he really is guilty." "He's not guilty of anything!" "Because he's a modest person does it mean he gets all the blame?" "They blamed him for the accident and now for the shock-absorbers." "Don't worry, Krosh." "Don't worry?" "Maybe I should talk with Lagutin?" "About what?" "He's not an honest person." "Do you think he doesn't care about what will happen to his colleague?" "Maybe Lagutin is not all that bad?" "Maybe he just took a false step?" "It's in the papers that people who take false steps should be helped." "And what are you going to tell him?" "I will say: "Comrade Lagutin, can I talk to you for a minute?"" "Zuyev is suspected of having exchanged the shock-absorbers." "So?" "We need to do something." "He's our colleague after all." "All right. I'll think about it." " And then?" " Well, then..." "Here. it was me who exchanged the shock absorbers." "Decide what you want about me, but Zuyev has no responsibility in it." " What made you come to see me?" " Some people." "One in particular." " Who is it?" " lt doesn't matter." "Do you promise to be honest?" "You'll see for yourself." "Listen, Krasheninnikov." "Thank you." " l don't understand." " Listen, what was that for?" "Nothing special." "Nothing in particular." " You're such a dreamer!" " Why a dreamer?" "Here comes Lagutin." "I'm going to talk to him." "Comrade Lagutin, can I talk to you for a minute?" "Of course." "Zuyev is suspected of having exchanged the shock-absorbers." "So?" "We need to do something." "He's our colleague after all." " Maybe he did replace them?" " What?" "You blamed him for the accident and now for the shock-absorbers." " Who's blaming Zuyev?" " You said that Zuyev replaced them." " l said that that's what people say." " You're lying." "Why do you lie?" "Are you putting the blame on others?" "What people!" "Fellow!" "You talk a lot." " Maya!" " Alright, alright." "So?" "What did he say to you?" "What a stupid situation I've gotten myself into" "Who was I trusting?" "Lagutin!" "The right person to be open-hearted with!" "You did what you thought was best." "Best!" "Why is it always like this with me?" "I try to do what's best and it turns out to be what's worst." "I wanted to help Zuyev, but now I'm the gossiper." "You despair for nothing." "You did right." "Right!" "And what's the result?" "Which one?" " lt's not my fault!" " You!" "Come here!" "Not at all!" "So you've caused a stir again, haven't you?" "On what grounds did you state that Zuyev exchanged the shock-absorbers?" " lt was not him!" " But you said so to Lagutin." " l said that people said it was him." " Are you going to the trust company?" "Wait." "Who says that?" " People." " What people?" " Vladimir Georgiyevich..." " Wait." "Who told you?" "Who did you hear this from?" "Who from?" " Vladimir Georgiyevich..." " Wait." "Think about what you say!" "Don't talk in vain!" " Your name is Krasheninnikov?" " Yes, Krasheninnikov." "Tell me, what kind of person are you?" " Are you going to the trust company?" " Yes!" "Vladimir Georgiyevich, I swear it's not my fault!" "You're in trouble!" " l was waiting." " For what?" " For you to admit." " Admit what?" "You're the one who told me about Zuyev." "I don't remember." "Maybe I did mention Zuyev, butjust like that, by the way, confidentially." "And you made an official declaration." "You've got a striking ability to always come off clear." "I've heard this before." " Do you want to see me?" " No." " Krosh, come here." " What?" " l've found the shock-absorbers." " Where?" "Let's go. I'll show you." "Why such a hurry?" "I'll lock the warehouse and show you then." " And if somebody comes?" " They'll wait." " l'll leave this here." " Of course." "Come on, get a move on." "So." "So." "Well." " The workers will waste their time." " There are many of them, I'm alone." " You're a real warehouse worker." " Let's go." "There you go." "Who found them?" " lt's not good that you found them." " What?" "Who will believe that it wasn't you who put them here in the first place?" "It's a pity if they think that." "I wanted to do what was best." " Best?" " Yes." "That's what always happens to fools like us." "We want to do what's best and it turns out to be the worst." "You know what, Vadim?" "Someone put them here in order to take them out again at the convenient moment." "Really?" " And I know who did it." " Who?" " Lagutin." " Really?" "I'll teach him to bad-mouth people!" " ls the director in his office?" " No." "Why?" " Something happened?" " No, nothing." " He won't be in today?" " He's at the trust company." "Why is he always there for so long?" " He gets a telling off." " What?" " He gets a telling off." " What for?" "The depot works well." " So it works even better." " Maybe." " Shall we go home?" " And the shock-absorbers?" "They can rest there one more night." "We try to go to the dance floor without tickets." "But only Igor, Vadim, and Shmakov can." "I never manage to." "Igor thinks he's a man of the arts." "He was in two movies, in crowd scenes." "A man of the arts can enjoy art for free." "My dad sends his regards." "Vadim can go in as a celebrity." "And Pyotr Shmakov, on the contrary as an unnoticeable personality." "You're here?" "Well, well." "I love dancing but not like those who see in it the only meaning of life." "And as Pushkin said:" ""l love the madcap fling of youth, the crush, the sparkle and the gaiety."" "I remember." "What are they playing?" " So this is a waltz?" " Of course." "Let's go there." "Shmakov, is jazz good?" " Really?" " Of course." "Books, movies and jazz." "That's what I like most in the world." "If I had any technical aptitude, I would like something a bit more serious." "Clearly." "So this is a waltz?" "Of course it's a waltz." "That's how it goes?" "Yes, that's it." "So you're in the 9th grade, right?" "Petya." "What?" " l'm tired of that cheeky fellow." " Ok, we'll take him away." " Excuse me, what are they playing?" " A rumba." "Why are you dancing on the same spot?" "I want that loser to be sure that you prefer dancing with an outstanding partner like me than with an idiot like him." " So this is not a waltz?" " l told you, it's a rumba." "It's not a waltz. lt's a rumba." "Modern dances are better." "You can dance as you want." "And the human personality can reveal itself more widely and deeply." "Excuse me, I should dance with the interns a little." "Would you allow me this dance?" "Are you free?" "Excuse me." " What are they playing?" " A slow fox." "I'll never forgive Mayka for this." "I forgave the looser earlier but I'll never forgive Lagutin!" "That's right." "Remember how bad he spoke of me?" "And now she's dancing with him." " Do you know why he invited her?" " No." " To upset poor Zina." " Really?" " lt's inappropriate." " Shall we go then?" "I'll never forgive that." "Goodnight!" " Seryozha, goodnight!" " Goodnight." "How could Mayka dance with Lagutin!" "With my enemy!" "I could show him." "No, it has to be an open, honest fight!" "Clearly Mayka would be there." "No." "We'd go to the swimming pool." "And I would be lucky:" "Mayka suddenly would feel sick." "Anyone can feel sick." "No." "Let's say I'd be returning from space." "Clearly between us it was over." "But apparently Mayka didn't know." "That is, that everything was over." "How could she know?" "I hadn't told her and maybe she hadn't guessed." " ls there something you want to say?" " No." "But it seems to me that you're upset with me." " Why would you think that?" " Don't know." " Do you think I have reasons to?" " Maybe." " They were here." " Where are your shock-absorbers?" " They were here." " They aren't here." " They were here." " That's a problem." " Look for them." " Maybe the watchman took them?" " He sleeps at night." " That's true." " l know!" " What?" " l know!" "I know!" " What?" " What?" " No, nothing, I forgot!" " Perhaps you can remember?" " Leave me alone." " lt's clear!" " What's clear?" " Everything!" " Everything what?" "They put them here..." "Yeah?" "What?" "To take them back from here." "Let's check." "Come on, faster." " Come on!" " l've got something in my eye!" " lt's nothing." " Yeah, right, nothing." "These tracks are strange." " This was not a "Pobeda"." " lt looks like it was a tractor." "Yeah, if it was a tractor there would be a whole furrow." " Do you have a tissue?" " No." "What kind of car was it?" ""GAZ-69"." "It's got good tyres for better off-road capability." "Very good practical skills." "It's wrong to be in a long quarrel." "Sooner or later you have to make up." "If people don't reconcile, they fall out." " What are you talking about?" " lt's nothing.." " Good morning!" " Hi!" "In every argument, someone's right and someone's wrong." "And the one who's wrong must take the first step." "And who's wrong?" "Are you talking about Mayka?" " Shmakov!" " Good morning!" "Good morning!" " Hello." " Hello." "You're going to set up the transmission box with me." "Very well, Dmitry Alexeyevich." "So, who's wrong?" "I'm wrong." " Do you have a pen?" " Yeah." " What are you writing?" " A statement." " For Mayka?" " For the director." " lt's a waste of time." " Why?" "Because the director doesn't like statements." "How do you know?" "In statements people ask for what they're not supposed to get." "And what they are supposed to get, they will get without statements." "Zuyev is not responsible for the Lipki accident." "This must show that you're clever and I'm stupid." "What he meant was that he was clever and I was stupid." " What's your last name?" " Krasheninnikov." "Oh yes, the dawdler." "Listen, I've wanted to ask you for a long time." "Why do they call you Krosha?" " Not Krosha, Krosh." " Alright, why Krosh?" "It's just a nickname. it's short for Krasheninnikov." "I thought because you're so short." "No, it's not." "Well, Krosh." "Listen." " Sit down." "Yeah, sit down." " Thank you." "The material was not taken to the building site." "Who didn't take it?" "The driver didn't." "And who got a reprimand?" "The director did." "Why?" "Because the director answers for everything." "Who was responsible for the towing?" "Zuyev." "So, who's responsible?" "Zuyev." " Yeah, well, but..." " Do you understand?" "I am not obliged to explain everything to you." "But I did explain, because you're still green." "Go now." "People are waiting for me." " What about the statement?" " Don't worry, we'll sort it out." " Oh, the interns!" " The interns!" " Well, bye then." " Bye." " Quiet." "Are you here for long?" " 18 days." " Keep on sweeping." " Not days, shifts." " lt's the same." " Come see me." " l will." " Come see me." "Move away." " lt's all clear." " You see?" "A "Pobeda" and a "GAZ-69"." "I want to buy something for my parents." "With my first salary." "The useless departments are below and the important ones, upstairs." "The more useful, the higher the floor." "Shoes are on the 4th floor!" "No one will walk up 4 floors for a perfume." "For shoes, they will." " You think?" " Of course." "That's good practical skills." "I want to buy some sport trousers." " Can I see these trousers?" " Of course." " They must be my size, right?" " Yes, they're your size." "What do you think?" "With these you'll definitely look sporty." "Let me see." " They're only three roubles." " l'll take them!" "Of course." " 3 roubles, please." " 3?" "There you go." "Thank you." " What are you doing?" "Go pay." " No." "Why not?" " The knitted fabric is bad." " What?" "In two days the knees will be all stretched and round." "Bad quality." " Why didn't you say it earlier?" " l hadn't seen it." " There you go." " You hadn't seen it!" "Damn your practical skills." "I've wasted 3 roubles." " lt's nothing." " Next time I'll be more careful." "That's right." "Thank you." " Shall I wrap it up?" " No, thank you." " Did you guys spend everything?" " Not yet." " What's this?" " Don't touch it!" "They've just brought flippers and masks." "They'll sell them now." "Why do we need them?" "Have you read the book?" "Have you seen the film?" ""ln the world of silence"?" " l have." " Go buy them." " l won't be able to get them." " Of course you will." "Flippers and a mask please." "There are no more flippers." "No more flippers!" "Thank you." " None left?" " None." " Maybe there?" " There are none left." " Please." " l said no." "None?" "All right." " Petka!" " What?" "Take them. I don't need them." " No." " l bought them just in case." "No, no." " Where did you get these?" " At the shop." " Take them." " On the second floor?" " l don't need them either." " What?" " l don't need them." " Why were you in the line then?" " Everybody was." " l'll take them back!" " That's good." " l will!" " Do it." " You're such a miser!" "Whatever!" "What do you want?" "There, to have a sand bath." "Why do people go to resorts, to the Black Sea, to the Caucasus?" "Who needs all that?" "You came by car?" "How can your brother trust you with his car?" " Right." " He does." "Let's go take a look." "There's something wrong with the engine." "Let's go." " Something wrong with the engine!" " Something wrong with the engine!" " Hi!" " Hi." " Hi." " Who are they?" "Some guys from the neighbourhood." "I'm showing them the world." " Go on, show them." " Igor is the friend of kids." " Igor, let's see." " Let's take a look." " Do you want to swap?" " For what?" " The car." " Ok." " He understands." "He's not stupid." " No." "No?" " Alright." " Let's go." "Open it, Igor." "The engine is dirty." " Come on!" " Take care!" "Their tyres are strange." "There's nothing strange." "Those are from a GAZ, for good capability.." "All four?" "Only the back tyres." "The front ones are usual ones." "So, on a turn, you could see both tracks?" "Krosh, you're a genius!" "And he says he's got no technical aptitude!" " You shouldn't laugh." " Why?" " We found the shock-absorbers." " Where?" " At the waste." " Who put them there?" "They took them away in the morning, but left some interesting tracks." " So?" " Where are the shock-absorbers?" " Keep your hand off." " Will you tell us?" " Keep your hands off." " All right." "You're crazy." " What has he done?" "What's the problem?" "Nothing." "He's my son." "Sasha, give me back the whistle!" "So, I shall continue." " We came to see you." " Wait in the car." " Are they all so little?" " No, no." "What did you say?" "is it you who suspects us of having stolen some shock-absorbers?" " No." " So, what's the problem?" "It's just that the car that took them had the same tyres as yours." " l told you." " Did you hear?" "That car has the same tyres!" "So, according to you, that means we are thieves?" "Who are you anyway?" "We're interns, from school." " That's not the point." " Wait!" " So you're all schoolboys?" " Well, yes." " Him too?" " Yes." " Very good." " He got me!" " Very well!" " Very clever!" "What's so funny?" "Nothing." "He told us he was the chief of the technical department." "Poor prattler!" "Let's go." "Listen!" "We just have a question." "Ok." " Was your car at the depot at night?" " No, it was with private mechanics." " You just left them the car?" " Of course." " So they had it the 20th at night?" " Well, yes." "Congratulations." "A theft was committed with your car." " Enough babbling!" " Igor recommended those men." " lt wasn't me." " That locksmith who was with you." " Lagutin?" " l don't know." "It's not my fault!" "I asked Lagutin to find me some mechanics." "What does that have to do with the shock-absorbers?" "They could have taken them away by taxi." "So, you wanted to show you are a powerful and influential person?" "I didn't want to show anything." "Shall we go?" "The shock-absorbers must come back." "Make Lagutin do it." "Why should we start discussions with this Lagutin?" "Are you coming?" " Let's go." " So?" "Girls, Maya, let's go." "Igor, let's go." "Come on!" "Look what's on at the "Sovremennik" theatre today!" "Yeah, just a second, wait." " No need to grab." " Hello." "Hello." "Could you step aside for a minute?" "We need to talk." " Mayka, stay." " l beg you, just for a minute." "Don't give orders!" " So you've been spreading nonsense?" " What do you mean?" "You've forgotten?" "He's forgotten." " l can remind you!" " How scary!" "I'm shaking!" "Did you see me take shock-absorbers?" "I saw the mechanics who came to you." " Where?" " At the dance floor." "When?" "On Wednesday." "And from there, they went to get the shock-absorbers." "You'll have to prove that." "We are not going to." "But if the shock-absorbers don't show up, you'll have to prove something." "Let's go." "Now the restoring of our car is going much better." "Our car has become collective property." "The director prefers to sit in the yard rather than in his office." "But simply sitting in the yard is uncomfortable." "But near our car, it is comfortable." "Our car is collective property." "And the workers like having a chat." "There's no time to at the workshops where plans have to be carried out." "Ours is a collective car, so we might as well have a chat." "You see, if you turn it around, it's the same!" "It's only with this year." "You really have nothing to do!" " Who shall I hand it over to?" " Leave it." " So you've finished?" " lt's been a month." "Yes..." "Dmitry Alexeyevich, why are you always so quiet?" " What is there to say?" " They accuse you and you stay quiet." " The truth will come out by itself." " No, it won't." " Of course it will." " The truth has to be proven." " You think so?" " Of course." "This is what I want to say before you leave:" "You're a good guy!" "Dmitry Alexeyevich, shall I go?" "You know what?" "I'm starting to think that I do have technical aptitude." "That's good!" "CAR FACTORY No1" "Today is the last day of our internship." "Tomorrow we'll be as free as birds." "But for some reason I'm a bit sad." "I'll no longer come here early in the morning to see the vehicles going out." "I will no longer see the director, Vladimir Georgiyevich." "I'll no longer hear the sizzling of the blow lamp, the rattling of the welder, the squeaking of the saw and the rustling of the plane." "Probably soon I will forget the smell of petrol." "I will no longer receive money earned thanks to my own hard work." "Well, goodbye." "Goodbye!" " What is it, Vanya?" " No, nothing." "So long!" "This, dear Lyuba, is something to remember me by." "And this, too." " Can you give me an evaluation now?" " Of course." "And your signature as well." "There you go." " What did you say?" " 5 or 4?" "4 is good." "It doesn't matter." "And when will we get the promotion?" " Later." " All right." "Well, goodbye." " Goodbye!" " Goodbye!" " l hope you learnt something?" " Of course we did!" " Hello!" " What is this for, you rascal?" " ln remembrance." "And the overalls." " All right." "Good boy." " Nadia, sit here." " Well, thank you." "Well, what can I say at parting?" "You may sit." "I think that you didn't waste your time and you've learnt something." "You've seen how things are done with hard-working hands." "Hello." "Very well." " They've found the shock-absorbers." " Really?" " What was I saying?" "I've forgotten." " They've found the shock-absorbers." "Well, what can I say..." "They're good kids, they behaved conscientiously." "Igor was very helpful." "He coped with the books and the documents." "When I was younger, I preferred the hammer and the chisel." "Well, here I am, directing." "But books and documents are important" "Everybody worked very well and there were no major transgressions." "However, somebody had some quirks." " Krasheninnikov. lsn't it so?" " Yes." "Were there some quirks?" "There were." "Did you have a hand in the accident?" "I did." "And then he comes up to me and starts teaching me." "That's wrong." "You're still young, green." "You are the ones who must learn." "You will have time to teach others." "But on the whole, you're good kids." "And you'll never forget this month." "And as for Krasheninnikov, I will simply say:" "Well done, Krosh!" "An honest man!" "Continue like this, Krosh!" "He reprimanded me and then said "well done"." "Where's the logic?" "THE END"