The book includes two works: “Shadows Disappear at Noon” and “Debt.” Shadows disappear at noon – the second part of the novel by the famous Soviet writer Anatoly Alexandrovich Ivanov, continues the story about the formation of Soviet power in the village, about the participation of the heroes of the novel in the Great Patriotic War. “Duty”. The action of the story by the classic of Soviet literature – Vsevolod Vyacheslavovich Ivanov, dates back to the times of the Civil War. The story affirms the high pathos of the revolution.