Щит и меч

Za neskolʹko let do voĭny molodoĭ sovetskiĭ razvedchik Aleksandr Belov prevrashchaetsi͡a v pribaltiĭskogo nemt͡sa Ioganna Vaĭsa. Emu predstoit vzhitʹsi͡a v rolʹ chistokrovnogo ariĭt͡sa, vnedritʹsi͡a v nat͡sistskie ri͡ady, podni͡atʹsi͡a po karʹernoĭ lestnit͡se kak mozhno vyshe i razdobytʹ kak mozhno bolʹshe t͡sennykh svedeniĭ, sposobnykh povlii͡atʹ na khod voĭny…V 1967 godu roman leg v osnovu odnoimennoĭ chetyrekhseriĭnoĭ ėkranizat͡sii Vladimira Basova so Stanislavom Li͡ubshinym i Olegom I͡Ankovskim v glavnykh roli͡akh. Zavoevav serdt͡sa zriteleĭ, filʹm poli͡ubilsi͡a neskolʹkim pokolenii͡am, kak i prozvuchavshai͡a v nem i stavshai͡a znamenitoĭ pesni͡a 'S chego nachinaetsi͡a Rodina'.

A few years before the war, a young Soviet intelligence officer, Alexander Belov, turns into a Baltic German, Johann Weiss. He will have to get used to the role of a pure-blooded Aryan, infiltrate the Nazi ranks, climb the career ladder as high as possible and get as much valuable information as possible that can influence the course of the war…In 1967, the novel formed the basis for the eponymous four-part film adaptation by Vladimir Basov starring Stanislav Lyubshin and Oleg Yankovsky. Having won the hearts of the audience, the film fell in love with several generations, as well as the song "Where the Motherland begins" that sounded in it and became famous.