Roman L. Leonova "The Road to the Ocean" is one of the best works of Soviet literature of the 30s. The book's narrative moves in two time dimensions. On the one hand, this is a story about the life and death of the communist Kurilov, the head of the political department on one of the railways, on the other, aspiration for Tomorrow - dreams of the communist future of mankind. The philosophical image of the Ocean embodies both the road to the Future, to an imaginary country, and universal goodness and justice, and the symbol and meaning of life.