The Star and the Cross is perhaps the first and most psychologically powerful novel about the first Christians. When writing this work, Dmitry Likhanov used not only his literary gift, but also sources in ancient Greek, and consultations with leading Russian historians - specialists in ancient manuscripts of Byzantium and the late Roman Empire. The love story of Cyprian and Justina in antiquity echoes the not so distant modern times: a Soviet officer, who went through the cruel crucible of the Afghan war, gradually comes to God and accomplishes his feat of faith. Contains obscene language!