Anatoly Slesarenko

A story of the adventures of two young boys during WWII.

Oleksandra Derevskaya was a Ukrainian war nurse and foster mother who, together with her husband, adopted 65 children, of whom she raised 48 to adulthood. She worked as the director of an orphanage, and was posthumously awarded the title of "Mother-Heroine".

Sixth-graders Oleg, Vasya and Vitya go with their pioneer detachment on a hike across the Crimea.

A talented craftsman Andrei Panchenko has been appointed head of a large mine. He is full of hope and happy, because next to him is his beloved, charming and reliable Tamara. But not everything goes well for him at work, and a chance meeting with his childhood friend, the lively and cocky Nelka, completely turned his head. The young guy's warm heart is torn between love and duty, and soon Andrei finds himself at a serious crossroads in life...