Aleksandr Morozov

The protagonist is a teenager who inherited from his grandfather and grandmother a love of land, home, and all life that surrounds him. After his sudden disappearance, mysterious events begin to occur, which only a 12-year-old girl can penetrate into the secret.

During the war years, russian soldiers pick up an orphaned boy. He refuses to go to the rear and becomes a scout, and then remains with the artillery battery. When the calculation of the battery dies in battle with the German tanks that have broken through, Vanya is sent to the Suvorov School, whose students participate in a military parade on Red Square.