By Π’Π°ΠΌΠΎΠ½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠ² ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄Ρ ΠΠ»Π΅ΠΊΡΠ°Π½Π΄ΡΠΎΠ²ΠΈΡ
ΠΠΎΡΠ±ΡΡ 1942 Π³. β ΠΏΠΎΠ΄Π³ΠΎΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ° ΠΎΠΏΠ΅ΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠΈ Β«Π£ΡΠ°Π½Β», Π½Π°ΠΏΡΠ°Π²Π»Π΅Π½Π½ΠΎΠΉ Π½Π° ΠΎΠΊΡΡΠΆΠ΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅ Π³ΠΈΡΠ»Π΅ΡΠΎΠ²ΡΠΊΠΎΠΉ Π³ΡΡΠΏΠΏΠΈΡΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ Π‘ΡΠ°Π»ΠΈΠ½Π³ΡΠ°Π΄ΠΎΠΌ. Π‘ΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΎΠ΅ ΠΊΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½Π΄ΠΎΠ²Π°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ ΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ Π΄Π΅Π·ΠΈΠ½ΡΠΎΡΠΌΠΈΡΠΎΠ²Π°ΡΡ ΠΏΡΠΎΡΠΈΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠ°, ΠΎΡΠΏΡΠ°Π²ΠΈΠ² ΠΊΠ°ΠΏΠΈΡΠ°Π½Π° ΠΠ»Π΅Π±Π° Π¨ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ½Π° Π² ΠΌΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π΅ Ρ Β«ΡΠΎΠ²Π΅ΡΡΠΊΠΈΠΌ ΠΏΠΎΠ»ΠΊΠΎΠ²Π½ΠΈΠΊΠΎΠΌΒ» ΠΈ Β«Π²Π°ΠΆΠ½ΡΠΌΠΈ Π΄ΠΎΠΊΡΠΌΠ΅Π½ΡΠ°ΠΌΠΈΒ». ΠΠ°ΡΠΈΠ½Π° Π΄ΠΎΠ»ΠΆΠ½Π° Β«Π·Π°Π±Π»ΡΠ΄ΠΈΡΡΡΡΒ» ΠΈ ΠΏΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΡΡ Π² ΡΡΠΊΠΈ Π½Π΅ΠΌΡΠ΅Π², ΡΡΠΎΠ±Ρ Π²Π²Π΅ΡΡΠΈ ΠΈΡ Π² Π·Π°Π±Π»ΡΠΆΠ΄Π΅Π½ΠΈΠ΅. Π¨ΡΠ±ΠΈΠ½, Π½Π΅ ΠΏΡΠΈΠ²ΡΠΊΡΠΈΠΉ ΠΊ ΠΏΠΎΠ΄ΠΎΠ±Π½ΡΠΌ Π°Π²Π°Π½ΡΡΡΠ°ΠΌ, ΡΡΠ°Π»ΠΊΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ Ρ ΡΠ΅ΡΡΡΠ·Π½ΡΠΌ ΠΈΡΠΏΡΡΠ°Π½ΠΈΠ΅ΠΌ, ΠΊΠΎΠ³Π΄Π° Ρ ΠΈΡΡΠ°Ρ ΡΠ»ΠΎΠ²ΠΊΠ° ΠΎΠ±ΠΎΡΠ°ΡΠΈΠ²Π°Π΅ΡΡΡ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΠΉ ΠΎΠΏΠ°ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ. Π ΠΎΠΌΠ°Π½ ΡΠΎΡΠ΅ΡΠ°Π΅Ρ ΡΠ°ΠΊΡΠΈΡΠ΅ΡΠΊΡΡ ΠΈΠ½ΡΡΠΈΠ³Ρ Ρ ΡΡΡΠΎΠ²ΠΎΠΉ ΡΠ΅Π°Π»ΡΠ½ΠΎΡΡΡΡ ΠΠΎΡΡΠΎΡΠ½ΠΎΠ³ΠΎ ΡΡΠΎΠ½ΡΠ°.
In November 1942 the Soviet high command prepares Operation Uranus, the encirclement of the German forces around Stalingrad. To mislead the enemy, Captain Gleb Shubin is sent forward in a vehicle that also carries a "Soviet colonel" and supposedly important documents about the upcoming offensive. The plan is for the car to get lost and fall into German hands, confusing the Wehrmacht with false papers. Shubin, accustomed to risky missions, finds the ruse turning into a severe test of his wits and courage. The novel blends tactical intrigue with the harsh realities of the Eastern Front.