Vitaliy Kruglik

Nine-year-old Yurik is living with relatives after his mother died and his father went missing. His friend, Zayats, is one of the few who survived the bombing of Minsk and now understands what things and animals think. One day, the "Wild Animals of the World" exhibition comes to town, and the boys are eager to attend, but they need money to get there.

This World War II story depicts the personal war between a Soviet sniper and a German sniper. Their feud continues after the war in Soviet-occupied Germany. At the same time, a Nazi rocket scientist continues his research while a Soviet secret police team arrives from Moscow to find hidden Nazi rocket research documents and rocket propulsion systems.