About the book: 1976 / The name of Hero of the Soviet Union Boris Aleksandrovich Smirnov is well known not only in our country, but also far beyond its borders. The famous pilot defended Republican Spain, defended Mongolia, and liberated his homeland from the Nazi occupiers. Everywhere, wherever his civic and military duty called him, our fellow countryman, Volzhan Smirnov bravely fought against the enemies of freedom and human happiness. The book “From Madrid to Khalkhin Gol” is a kind of confession of a soldier, strokes of the combat biography of an internationalist warrior, a life path which is rich in bright events, feats of arms and serves as a worthy example for younger generations. Second edition, corrected and expanded.