Long wires and a quick return
Vladimir Ivanovich Dolgikh lived a long life. In the first 64 years, spent under the Soviet regime, he has traveled from the political officer to the Politburo. True, in the Politburo he was only a candidate, and in 1988 he completely retired from this post. Three years later, the Communist Party left after him, and two more later - the Soviet government itself with all its boring advice. It seemed to us that forever, but it turned out that it was also retired.