In a remote village in Karelia, Sergeant Vaskov commands an anti-aircraft unit that protects a rail depot. While his men are transferred to the front line, he is reprimanded for their unruly behavior. He retorts that he wants replacements that aren't drunks or womanizers. In response, he is assigned a unit made up entirely of young women, fresh from training.

This five part epic war drama gives a dramatized detailed account of Soviet Union's war against Nazi Germany during world war two. Each of the five parts represents a separate major eastern front campaign.

After WWII, a Soviet pilot returns to civilian life and struggles in her roles as school principal and mother, and with her memories of the war.

A young girl decides to join a Hussar squadron and fight against Napoleon. Dressed as a man, she proves herself an excellent, even heroic soldier, but complications ensue when her real identity is revealed.

1977 film by Eldar Ryazanov

1997 film by Larry Weinstein

《见证》内容简介：这不是关于我自己的回忆录。这是关于他人的回忆录。别人会写到我们，而且自然会撒谎——但那是他们的事。 关于往事，必须说真话，否则就什么也别说。追忆往事十分困难，只有说真话才值得追忆。 回头看，除了一片废墟，我什么也看不到；只有尸骨成山。我不想在这些废墟上建造新的波将金村。 我们要努力只讲真话。这是困难的。我是许多事件的目击者，而这些都是重要的事件。我认识很多名人显要……