Анатолий Ходюшин

About the peaceful everyday life of one of the tank regiments of the Soviet Army on the northern borders of the country, where graduates of the tank school, Lieutenant Sorokin and his comrades, serve. The acute conflict situation among the officers of the tank regiment reveals people who understand their duty as defenders of the Fatherland in different ways.

In June 1941, the Extraordinary Defense Headquarters of Leningrad, under the leadership of Zhdanov and Voroshilov, decided to build the Luga defensive line. Heavy fighting west of Pskov forced units of the front to withdraw, and on July 9, Pskov was also abandoned. The battles in the Luga direction held back the enemy. The first attacks of the Germans, intending to cross the Luga line on the move, were repulsed with heavy losses for them.

"Iskra" is the codename for the plan of the operation of the Soviet troops to break the blockade of Leningrad. In January 1943, the blockade of Leningrad was broken. A corridor 8-11 km wide was formed between Lake Ladoga and the front line.

A story about the tragic events in the life of besieged Leningrad from September 1941 to January 1943.

The musketeers battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady.