 He quickly turned into one of the most prolific Soviet screenwriters, often producing 3–5 screenplays per year (over 80 screenplays in total).In 1971 Aleksei German directed "Trial of the Road" adapted from Volodarsky's screenplay which was, in turn, based on Yuri German's novel.The story touched a controversial theme of a Nazi collaborator who wanted to join Soviet partisans and was put to the test.