About the book: 2007 / The author of this unusual book, Yuri Vladimirovich Vladimirov, is a simple Soviet soldier. In 1942, he was sent with his unit to participate in the infamous operation near Kharkov. At the end of May, after his first fierce battle with German tanks, he miraculously survives and is captured. During the three years of the camps, Yuri Vladimirovich endured inhumane trials, but not only survived, but managed to preserve human dignity, good spirits and the will to live. The book tells in detail, with important, now almost forgotten, historical and everyday details about the pre-war period, the war , German captivity and the first post-war years.