About the book: 1957 / The story "Tarantula" tells how Leningrad teenagers - Misha Alekseev and his friends - helped Soviet counterintelligence officers catch a group of fascist agents operating in Leningrad during time of war. Intense events unfold in the story against the backdrop of the heroic defense of Leningrad. The defenders of the city are shown - people of different professions - who courageously endured the great difficulties of the blockade - hunger, cold, bombing, artillery shelling - and selflessly devoted all their strength to the defense of their hometown and Motherland.