Shield and sword. Kozhevnikov V.M.

A few years before the war, the young Soviet intelligence officer Alexander Belov turns into the Baltic German Johann Weiss. He has to get used to the role of a purebred Aryan, to infiltrate the Nazi ranks, climb the career ladder as high as possible and get as many valuable information as possible that can influence the course of the war...

In 1967, the novel formed the basis of the four -series of the same name The film adaptation of Vladimir Basov with Stanislav Lyubshin and Oleg Yankovsky in the main roles. Having won the hearts of the audience, the film fell in love with several generations, as well as the song “Where the Homeland begins in it and became the famous song.