Ballad of a Soldier

Spectators of many generations remember the soldier Alyosha, the hero of the film "Ballad of a Soldier", who made the highest that a person can do on earth: he gave his life for his people, for his homeland. This film, who won more than a hundred prizes at all famous international festivals and received the Lenin Prize, was shot according to the same story by Valentin Ivanovich Yezhov (1921-2004), which included in this book. The author - the classic of Soviet literature and cinema - most impressions gathered from personal experience, having passed the difficult roads of war with a young fighter. This knowledge and pain for the military generation were reflected in other stories of the collection: "Wings", "My best friend General Vasily, the son of Joseph", and in the novel "Sibiriada". Deep penetration into the characters of the heroes against the backdrop of a turning point in historical events will undoubtedly cause great reader interest