A retired veteran of “Alpha” is thrown into 1941. By an inexplicable accident, he ends up in the body of a criminal. The convoy moves to the rear, farther from the advancing fascists. But after being wounded, the hero lands in the enemy’s rear. Attempts to connect with the underground lead to the NKVD beginning to hunt for him, authorizing his elimination upon capture. A long and difficult journey back “to our side” begins.
No one is waiting for him on our side. No one wants to see him here. In his hands is the life of many fellow countrymen, and his archive information is extremely important for the NKVD. But no one is interested in his real source of intelligence. Above his head hangs a death sentence from the NKVD, while fascist soldiers close in behind him. Yes—yes, it’s still 1941, and the Red Army is running on all fronts, while the Hitlerites continue their rapid march toward Moscow! He is deep in the enemy’s rear, and all his advantages are only combat experience and memory of the events from the start of the war. On his hands are secret papers that could help ours so much—yet how can he get them through the front line?