have a good nap
and a hearty meal.
-Yes.To receive a letter.
- That's true.
-Stepa!
-What?
-What do you think...
- l'm not thinking now, l'm drinking tea.
-There is no happiness at war.
- Nobody has asked foryour opinion, man.
You are too young.
l'm leaving in 30 minutes.Will you
take a bath? Then get ready.
No, l'm not going to take a bath.
l'm no bloody Onegin.
What?
Can you tell me for sure
when we are going out on a mission?
Does your ex-con soul
long for some action?
You can not even kill a hen
and you talk about missions.
l had no knife then.
When l'm armed, l'll do anything.
-Stepa!
-What?
Could you demonstrate to him
how prisoners are taken?
OK. l'll pretend to be a sentinel...
and you'll attack me from behind.
-lt's a risky exercise, man. Take care!
- Do not be afraid. Stepa will survive my attack.
l'm not anxious about him,
l worry about you.
You may get bruised.
Nowwhat?
Well, did you take this prisoner?
-You really know some tricks!
- ls yourwar over?
-Over.
- l'll teach you how
to use all these tricks
against me, an ex-con asshole!
lt is not a real trick.
A pal taught me this move in prison.
-Let me go! Let me go!
- Let him go!
lfyou do it again,
you're dead.
Platoon! Stand up!
Attention! At ease!
-Are you teaching the young ones again?
-Yes, we are, comrade corporal.
Well, listen to the battle order.
Tomorrow at 02:40 Odintsov's battalion will
perform a battle recon mission at our hill.
Ourtask is to get as close as possible
and disclose all alien firing positions.
-ls it clear?
-Yes, completely.
Malakhov! You are assigned
to Sergeant Pozdneeva.
-What for?
- Too much hot air, my charmed one.
Ok, but l'm still wondering
why she chose me.
She needs a mate.
The perfidious enemy is licking up
his wounds during this temporary pause.
but very soon he'll feel the total punitive
might ofthe strike of our Red Army
led by its Commander-in-Chief Comrade
JosefVissarionovich Stalin.
Our entire people
is watching you, comrades...
One more decisive blow
and the enemywill be at ourfeet.
-Are there any questions?
- No, what questions? Everything is clear.
No questions.
Comrade lieutenant, are you going
to take this paperwith you
Can we keep it forfurther study?
OK, But l'll cut the editorial column out.
l have to make more
presentations in other units.
-Yes, we believe you.Why not?
- Folks, l'm not a smoker.
-Pay some respect to us, comrade political officer.
- Ok, l'll take one.
Thanks.
lvan Semenovich, where are Party
membership application forms?
-You'll have them later.
-lt is all the same again. l'm getting tired ofwaiting.
Have you seen my application?
There are references attached to it.
Your application has been discussed,
but the Party Committee members decided to wait.
We'll return to it
afterthe offensive is over.
Where will l look forthese Party
committee members afterthis offensive?
-Exactly.
- Listen, stop croaking, man.
-l'm listening to you, comrade Bessonov.
- l've already given an explanation.
l would havejoined the Party gladly,
but l've been baptised. l'm a believer.
-lt seems to be quiet.
- Let's wait.
-Will this show start soon?
-Yes, pretty soon.
l used to feel
the sniper's look on my spine
during the Finnish campaign.
The feeling made us freeze.
Although they paid more attention to officers.
We soldiers were less
alluring forthem.
Listen, it seems to me that my dad
was buried in the vicinity ofthis hill.
-What made you make such a guess?
- The place is called Zabolotye, isn't it?
-Yes.
- This is where he was killed during World War l.
Afellow villager came back from that war and
told us that it happened near a city of Kaza,
a marsh, a small river. Everything
seems to fit the description.
l neverthought l'd find his grave.
And if it is true, eh?
The family's fate has
brought me to this hill...
There are a few mortar squads to the south
ofthese pines. The distance is about 400