The title of the novel “Take courage and arm yourself!” The call of Patriarch Hermogenes was issued, who in 1612 called on his compatriots to fight against foreign conquerors. The people's militia, created at that time by the Nizhny Novgorod headman Kuzma Minin and Prince Pozharsky, also included the Siberian squad under the leadership of the Streltsy head Vasily Tyrkov. A wide artistic canvas created by the famous Siberian writer depicts the tragedy of the Time of Troubles and the heroism of the sons of the Fatherland.