Yu. V. Bondarev (1924) is a famous Russian writer who fought during the war years near Stalingrad, in Poland and on the border with Czechoslovakia. In the story “The Battalions Ask for Fire” and the novel “Hot Snow”, the Great Patriotic War is shown through the eyes of a Russian soldier, this is the naked truth about the war. The story raised the question of the means by which the victory was achieved. Is it possible to sacrifice the lives of individuals for the sake of a common goal? Can such sacrifices be justified? Based on the story "The Battalions Ask for Fire", a series of the same name was filmed.In the novel "Hot Snow", the author tells about the Stalingrad events, one of the decisive moments of the Great Patriotic War, which is why the life and death of the heroes of the novel acquire special weight and significance, and death is understood as a violation of the highest justice and harmony.