Nothing.
Try to understand,
nothing exists separately.
Love, separately,
life, separately,
the time you live in,
separately.
Don't stand up.
That's what you're like.
- Is this your wife?
- No, my sister.
Your sister?
What's her name?
Verka.
Vera.
And where's mother?
On duty at the hospital.
- You work, too?
- Yes.
I had never thought
I'd have two kids like you.
Do you remember me at all?
I thought you were older.
Were you all so young?
We were like you.
I'm glad you've come.
What's the matter with you?
Can you tell me?
Yes. You have to
explain to me a lot of things.
- What can I...
- Everything.
I believe no one as I believe you.
I need your advice,
I need it now...
Quiet.
You'll wake up the guys.
Are they alive?
I don't know, I can only point out
those who had been killed before.
Him, and him.
And this one.
They'd all been killed in early morning,
about 5 o'clock, during an attack.
And you?
A day later, also in the morning,
and also during an attack.
It was raining the night before,
it was autumn.
- Were you afraid?
- Yes.
We run through the woods with "hurrah",
guys are falling down beside us,
but we don't stop, keep on running.
in the woods you never know
where they may fire from.
Did you know that you'd be...
No. I thought I'd survive.
Then I realized it was over.
The others ran on, forward.
I don't know who managed to make it.
- Too bad there's little time.
- I knew we'd meet.
We had to meet.
More than anything else I wanted
to talk to you like this,
talk about many things, most
serious things. Do you understand?
Yes.
I talked to many different
people, but to the one
with whom I wanted
to talk most of all
and had the right to talk,
I couldn't have.
It's not my fault, is it?
And it's not my fault, either.
I had no choice.
I'll drink to you.
And I to you.
I wish I were beside you then.
No, it isn't for you.
- And what's for me?
- Living.
Yes.
But how?
How?
- How old are you?
- 23.
And I'm 21.
I got to go.
- Are you leaving already?
- Yes, it's time.
My comrades are waiting for me.
Dad.
Goodbye.
It'll be morning soon,
you'll have to go to work.
I envy you.
More than anything else
I would like now
to walk through Moscow streets.
It's a great city,
the best city on earth.
Goodbye, son!
With each year, the distance
between us will be increasing,
you'll be getting older.
I'm leaving our Motherland to you.
And I leave it
with an absolutely clear conscience.
You must always
keep your conscience
unsullied, do you hear?
Good luck to you.
Don't forget me, all right?
The funniest thing is
that I've known them so long
that I don't even remember.
when we first met.
I guess when we were about 15.
Somehow I'm sure that no matter what
might happen, we'll be together,
always together.
And it's great,
I wouldn't want anything else.
It's more difficult for me than
for you, it's clear,
I shouldn't even mention it.
But I'm happy that, besides
my family, I got you two.
Everyday throughout my life.
And whatever comes, guys,
I'll always be with you.
You know that.
You fear nothing when you're not
alone and have something to believe in,
and, waking up in the morning, you
know it's worth starting a new day.
I wanted to see you so much, guys.
I value very much having
you in this world,
that we live here
and just couldn't live anywhere else.
And however difficult
it might be sometimes,
I know that
nothing can be more precious.
This all belongs to us,
an only possible thing for us.
And we'll be faithful to it to the end.
I know it.
It was Monday,
the first working day of the week.
The End