Anton Starovoitov

The story begins in 1941. On Stalin's orders, a special group of highly secretive intelligence agents is formed. The members of this group are well-trained military personnel who are fearless, loyal to their country, and obedient to their superiors. Their first mission was prepared by Stalin himself. According to his orders, the group must infiltrate the enemy's rear and locate Yakov Dzhugashvili, who is believed to be a captive. As it turns out, Yakov is Stalin's eldest son. The members of the group face a challenging task. Failure or disobedience is punishable by death. No one knows for sure whether Yakov is alive or not. There are many questions that arise during the operation...

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In the center of the lyrical and dramatic narrative is the frontline fate of one of the millions of ordinary soldiers of the Great Patriotic War - sapper Fedor Chaklun and his four-legged assistant - a specially trained sheepdog named Rumba. With the help of Rumba Fedor discovers a mined section of the road and warns about it senior in rank - junior lieutenant Svetlana. But the girl, carried away by flirtation with the lieutenant colonel, forgets to block the road, and a Soviet tank explodes on the mine. Fyodor, in love with Svetlana, takes the blame...

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