DAU. Katya Tanya

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Alexey Trifonov
Alexey Trifonov

Chief of the General Department (1952–1960); Head of the Institute (1960–1966)

Ekaterina Yuspina
Ekaterina Yuspina

Librarian (1942-1947); Head of the library (1951-1953)

Tatiana Polozhy
Tatiana Polozhy

Journalist; Literary editor of Izvestiya Instituta (The Institute News)

Alexander Efimov
Alexander Efimov

Junior research scientist in the mathematical physics laboratory

Teodor Currentzis
Teodor Currentzis

Dau

Radmila Shegoleva
Radmila Shegoleva

Nora

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    Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman.

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    2020-05-15

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