| Author | Valentin Katayev |
|---|---|
| Original title | Время, вперёд! |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Socialist realism |
| Publisher | Krasnaya Nov (1932) |
| Publication place | Soviet Union |
| Media type | print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Preceded by | The Embezzlers |
| Followed by | A White Sail Gleams |
Time, Forward! (Russian: Время, вперёд!, romanized: Vremya, vperyod!) is a novel by Valentin Katayev, first published in the January–October (Nos. 1-10) 1932 issues of Krasnaya Nov magazine.[1] It came out as a separate edition in 1933.[2] The book takes place over the course of one day and describes the attempts of a group of shock workers to break the record for most batches of concrete mixed in a day.[3]
The novel was adapted by Katayev into a screenplay for a 1965 movie.