The book recreates the most important stages of the great battle in the Baltic from the tragic passage of ships from Tallinn to Kronstadt in August 1941 to the lifting of the Leningrad blockade in January 1944. This work is not only about war, but also about pure, sincere love, over which is not subject to severe trials. The author himself is a Baltic sailor and a participant in the events described; together with the heroes of the book, he peers into the past, assessing the terrible time experienced. The novel “Kronstadt” was awarded the K. Simonov Literary Prize.