There are a great many military memoirs that describe the events of World War II. But most of them, alas, will never be published. These are diary entries of participants in military events, which are stored in home archives. The book “Memoirs of Afanasy Mikhailovich Yuzhakov” had a different fate; it was lucky enough to be published and caught the eyes of readers. Thanks to the efforts of the author’s relatives, we have the opportunity to learn about the epoch-making events in the history of the Soviet state from the lips of an eyewitness, a direct participant in these events. Afanasy Mikhailovich begins his story with memories of childhood, writes about the war, about his military friends and comrades. Shares funny and sad stories from his life. This is not memoir literature in its classical presentation, not a chronicle of military events, but also not an everyday life story. This is the meager truth about the past years, about the life of a real Soviet person. Hardworking, courageous, wise. The publishing layout of the book is saved in PDF A4 format.