Formerly a pupil of an orphanage, a former student of a military special school, and then finding himself at the front of the Great Patriotic War, Roman Bright is not at all as simple as it seems. Under the guise of a modest teenage boy hides an experienced, intelligent and cruel fighter who opened a portal to another time and visited other planets. His business acumen can be envied - having become a “connector” between modern Russia and the USSR of the forties, he not only ensures a comfortable life for himself, but also helps his homeland bring victory in the war closer. Moreover, victory is expected both in the past and in the future...