Georgy Vladimov, a representative of the “sixties” generation, is known to the general reader for such works as “Big Ore”, “Three Minutes of Silence”, “Faithful Ruslan”, and many journalistic speeches. The novel “The General and His Army,” his last major work, was conceived and begun in his homeland, and was completed in involuntary emigration. First published in Znamya magazine, the novel was awarded the Booker Prize in 1995. To tell the general’s truth—this is how the author formulated his task half a century after the great Victory. To say what has been said so little in our military prose, dedicated to the truth of soldiers and officers. What was behind each famous operation, what interests and passions guided our military leaders, what intrigues and behind-the-scenes games prevented the implementation of the best plans and with what copious blood they were paid for, ultimately leading to the fact that we, in the words of the main character, Army Commander Kobrisov, “ They paid for Russia with Russia.”