The younger brother of Alexander Matrosov

A tall thin boy is lying on his back in the sun-lit grass. His face is rather pale, his eyes are both merry and a little sad. This is Tolya Komar? The youngest soldier in the division. Turning on his elbow Tolya looks around and sees for the first time how beautiful everything is: peaceful orchards turning golden, broad fields, birds gaily hopping around… For some reason Tolya begins to remember the quiet, pleasant evenings at home, in Slavvansk. How long ago that was!