Shield and Sword

Roman of the famous Soviet writer Vadima Kozhevnikova (1909-1984), Winner of the State Prize of the USSR and the RSFSR, - tribute to the deadly work of Soviet intelligence during World War II. The protagonist, Alexander Belov, should take the appearance of his homeland"s enemy and, every minute risking life, to lead a difficult struggle in the enemy"s rear. The shield and sword is not only a plenty spyware, full of political intrigue and endless tests of the mind and the wills of the will of individual people, it is wide, rich in dramatic collisions. The historical canvas revealing the social and psychological roots of the most tragic opposition of the twentieth century.
Eppie events are beginning to unfold in the thirties of the last century in the territories of the Baltic states, Poland and Germany, where the agents can hardly fly away from all European intelligence and where the transformation of the chief hero from the romance idealist in a cold-blooded professional begins