The novel tells the tragic fate of Viktor Tretyakevich, the commissar of the well-known anti-fascist group “The Young Guard.” He has to fight not only the merciless enemy, but also unexpected resistance from within the Red Army underground he helped create in Krasnodon—resistance that will lead to unpredictable consequences affecting the minds of future generations for decades. Viktor and his comrades, doomed to immortality, must make a choice that will glorify them for centuries. Without hesitation, they will pay an incredible price for their feat, forever securing their names in the history of the Motherland.