“The average life expectancy of soldiers on the front line during the Battle of Stalingrad: an ordinary soldier - less than a day; platoon commander - three days; company commander - seven days; battalion commander - eleven days; regiment commander - twenty days..." It is not for nothing that this hero city has become a symbol of courage and perseverance for all mankind. The courage and bravery of Stalingrad residents: generals and officers, ordinary soldiers and home front workers, policemen and party workers, adults and children is described in works of the famous Volgograd writer included in this book.