This book is about the fate of the mother of the author of the book, Jaarbekova S.A. - Klavdiya Ivanovna Rybina (1906 Gus-Khrustalny - 1991 Dushanbe). Claudia lived a very bright and interesting life, against the backdrop of historical events of the 20th century. The book is called “An Unusual Fate” - Claudia marries an Iranian millionaire and leaves the USSR. But the fairy tale that started so well soon turned into a nightmare. She decides to flee back to the USSR. In Iran, at that time, the death penalty was established for escaping from one's husband. How to escape from captivity in a foreign country? A resourceful Russian woman does the incredible and she is back in the USSR, with a new life partner who helped her escape. Before the young people had time to enjoy a quiet life, their happiness was interrupted by the beginning of the Great Patriotic War. Her husband, Ashot Dzhaarbekov, goes to the front. There are many years of war ahead, interrogations by the Troika about the years spent abroad, worries about how to feed small children...