The masterpiece of war prose “Volokolamsk Highway” has been translated into ten languages. It vividly describes the terrifying days of Moscow’s defense during the Great Patriotic War… The novel was read by Ernesto Che Guevara, and Fidel Castro, answering a question about which of the heroes of World War II he considers his idol, said without hesitation: “Baurzhan Momyshuly—the hero of Alexander Bek’s book ‘Volokolamsk Highway.’”