The collection contains eight stories united by eternal, timeless postulates of life and human relationships. Here is love - unselfish, vulnerable - fatherly, spontaneous, pure - childish, tender, emotional - youthful, and real, bright friendship, and genuine, deep patriotism, and sincere Christian faith. The heroes of the stories are children, and youth, and adults, and therefore the kaleidoscope of feelings that the book reveals is very diverse and interesting. The theme of war, service, and devotion to the Motherland runs through the red line, which eloquently reflects the title of the collection. The stories captivate with the variety of characters, each of whom has their own destiny, and there is also an interesting excursion into history when Rus' experienced the invasion of Batu. The works touch the finest strings of the soul and unexpectedly even bring tears to the reader. This touching book is written easily and clearly; it will not leave you indifferent and will make you think about a lot.