already left
before the second.
They must have warned him.
It was him they were signalling to.
He works for them part-time.
I haven't used up the munitions.
I won't be taking any more.
I've got enough.
All day long,
the sun has kept coming out,
only to disappear
behind pale clouds.
A sultry day.
At Post 13,
the quartermaster had been.
The way they looked at him!
Hey, he's from the Moscow
detachment.
Do you remember, yesterday?
That girl in green
who kept standing there.
Were they all dead, or what?
The brides...
Yes, she was there...
I worry about you.
No need. We can even
make water from sand.
Today there was a birthday.
There was one yesterday, too.
Mishin's.
Concentrated milk and candies.
What a birthday!
We sat here
and ate potato stew.
OK, that's enough.
You'll be all right.
It's tough.
Subtitles: Alexei Jankowsky
Subtitling by TVS - TITRA FILMThis is what I wrote in my diary:
"A soldier
is warming himself in the sun.
"He is lying on the slope
"not far from the gate
of the frontier post."
It is December,
and this is December 31st.
That winter,
there were some sunny days.
It hardly ever snowed,
but there were some sunny days.
Because of this, all the passes
were open to traffic
in all directions,
and none of us
could tell
what each day would bring.
Meanwhile,
we had to get through the day.
Sooner or later,
the year would finish,
and God willing, next year
it would all be
just memories -
memories of our dear ones,
be they living
or dead.
His trench overlooks
the Panjsher
and a foreign country.
And he himself
is far from home.
This letter will take
three months to arrive.
What time is it now?
- A quarter past four.
- Thank you.
We often used to leave
the little valley,
where the company
was stationed,
and climb,
keeping strictly to the paths,
up and up...
Let's go the short way,
shall we?
Can you imagine
what your mum is doing today?
What would she be doing?
Celebrating New Year.
- Without you.
- Yes.
We'll be stopping
for a cigarette soon.
The hand with the stone
means you have to do the carrying.
Have you got a stone?
If I get the stone,
I'll do the carrying.
Otherwise, it's you.
- OK?
- Yes, go on.
If there's a stone, I get to carry.
If there's no stone, you do.
This one.
You get to carry.
- No, you do!
- What?
If you'd got the stone,
you'd have had to carry.
But it's the other way round.
So, today you do the carrying.
In the mountains,
with each step we climbed
our lives were worth
less and less,
but we prized them
more and more.
You can't put anything
in the drawer. It gets stolen.
One time, those big heavies
down by the river were on duty
for 10 hours non-stop.
They were dropping with tiredness.
Let's make some tea
right now.
The minute he got hold of it,
it burst into flames.
The commander saw him,
he was covered in dirt.
He told us to wash him.
Five of us had to scrub him
with a rag in the WC.
But we managed it!
Come and eat, guys.
Come and eat.
Everyone must be responsible
for himself.
Your section is well-organised.
Why give them back?
When I leave,
each man must do his chores.
Everyone must have
his responsibilities.
I'm a tank commander,
so I'm responsible for my crew.
- I've found it!
- Found what?
The shore!
Borya!
Stop it.
I told you it had fallen.
Why didn't you pick it up?
Move a bit.
My family
still think I am in Altay.
- Where?
- Altay.
My family don't know.
Most of us said nothing
to our families.
I wrote I was going
to be travelling around
in a car.
And that I'd be back
in 4 months or so.
They'll be thinking,
4 months?
But he was supposed to be demobbed
before New Year's Day?
According to my last letter,
we're in Mongolia.
- What, you?
- Yes.
I signed it.
They made me sign the contract.
The cook has done a good job.
The soup is excellent.
We're all cooks here.
Have some more.
No thanks.
Curtain, Elk 30 calling.
- Who is Elk?