The legendary T-34. The famous "thirty-four". The symbol of our Victory. Hundreds of these tanks, raised on a pedestal, stand throughout the country and half of Europe as a monument to Liberation. Several generations of Soviet people grew up knowing for sure that the T-34 - this is our everything! “The best tank of the Second World War, a masterpiece of world tank building, which determined the general path of its development for many decades to come,” these are just a few of the enthusiastic reviews that are traditionally awarded to the T-34. But is this really so? Was the 34 really the best tank in the world, or is it just us who think so? What is the secret of the popularity of this combat vehicle? And how can we explain the monstrous losses of the T-34 during the war: design flaws, poor workmanship, or simply inability to fight? A new book by a popular historian is the FIRST domestic study of the combat use of the most famous Soviet tank, an analysis of its strengths and weaknesses, advantages and disadvantages, defeats and victories; a story about those who fought, died and won on the legendary T-34.