About the book: 2009 / Autumn 1942. Battle of Stalingrad. Taking a break from directing the battles, Hitler, Stalin and the allies are awaiting the results of archaeological research in the area of ​​the Khazar city of Sarkel. Under fire from friends and foes, German Kryzhanovsky, already known to readers from the novel “The Tibetan Labyrinth,” hurries to prevent discoveries, one step away from which are figures of the fascist secret organization “Ahnenerbe”».