A Trip Without a Load A Trip Without a Load A Trip Without a Load () is a 1962 Soviet drama film directed by Vladimir Vengerov. It was entered into the 3rd Moscow International Film Festival where it won a Silver Prize. A young novice Muscovite journalist, Pavel Sirotkin, (Aleksandr Demyanenko) is assigned to write an article on the editorial board of the northern timber industry driver, leading toiler Nikolay Khromov (Georgi Yumatov). Ending up in the harsh winter conditions of work and life, at first Sirotkin by chance is confronted with merely with negative developments, and then with outright fraud in the timber industry.
Autobiography of a Scalawag Autobiography of a Scalawag "Autobiography of a Scalawag" appeared February 19, 1869 on the front page of The Native Virginian, Vol II No. 15. It has been referenced in the book "White Trash: The 400-year Untold History of Class" by Nancy Isenberg where the author refers to it as "a brilliant piece of Democratic propaganda". It is a brief parody story of John Stubbs' rise to power by lying and cheating and switching sides any time it benefits him. "The text of "Autobiography of a Scalawag" transcribed from the scanned image found at the Library of Congress:" AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF A