This year, the whole of Russia and the whole world celebrates the 80th anniversary of the Victory over fascism. For each of us, the Great War and its memory are sacred. Unfortunately, there are almost no living witnesses and heroic participants of the terrible events. But we have their memories in books and films from the war years. The purpose of the series is to recall the main books of victory, to show children and teenagers the importance of reading them, to preserve and convey the main word about the war, written in the blood and courage of Soviet military writers.The series in a new modern design includes a cultural minimum of books on the Great Patriotic War, which everyone should know.Viktor Petrovich Astafyev (1924-2001) was an outstanding Russian writer, winner of State Prizes of the USSR and the RSFSR. In 1942, he volunteered for the front, in 1943, after graduating from infantry school, he was sent to the front line and remained an ordinary soldier until the very end of the war. At the front, he was awarded the Order of the Red Star and the medal "For Bravery". This collection includes his works that reveal the themes of love and morality in wartime. The author raises acute questions and is not afraid to answer them honestly and openly during the narration. Read more…