Victoria Prishchepina was born in Kharkov in Ukraine. As a girl she survived the occupation of her hometown. After graduating from a construction college, I traveled a lot around the country. For the last 50 years he has lived in Severodvinsk. She is known as the author of many essays about the time of the fascist occupation, published in newspapers, collections “Terrible on the Roads” and “Golden Wheel” (3 parts). The novel, collected from such notes, amazes with the tragedy of destinies, the strength of spirit of the Soviet people, and their ability to withstand seemingly insurmountable difficulties.