The film, dedicated to the 40th anniversary of the literary activity of A.M. Gorky, is edited from newsreels shot in 1928-1932. ; shows the meeting of A. M. Gorky at the Belorussky railway station in Moscow, the writer's speech at the evening of workers correspondents in Moscow, visits by the writer to industrial enterprises and a military unit. AM Gorky on the podium of the Mausoleum during the military and sports parades.