About the book: 2021 / Although he got into the eighteenth year, he decided on a side, but could not bring himself to divide people solely on class grounds. He's too pragmatic for such nonsense. And the knowledge of the future forces him to find his own path. Therefore, Chur can be thrown in the face with equal ease both for calls for a world revolution and for calls for the destruction of the Soviets. Probably because of this, he selects people for the battalion to match himself, based only on the person’s personal qualities. And it doesn’t matter who it is – a former baron or yesterday’s peasant. And who doesn’t like this approach, well... He is the best red commander because he knows how to convince those who disagree with both a kind word and a completely unkind pistol. Moreover, the Brest Peace Treaty was not concluded, and Russia continues to participate in the First World War. This means that there is an unconditional enemy, the same for everyone..