Editor's Note
At the end of the Great Patriotic War, as it is known in Russia, there were many Russians who had fought. Millions, really. Between conscription or simply being in the path of the battles, almost every Russian man and most women recieved a taste of battle. Most were very short, and very rare, nothing more than seeing it in the distance, or fighting in a small engagement. However, there were some who faced battle after battle, those few who survived on as the advance into Germany and the other Axis countries continued. Many of them would come to be known as heroes for their actions in battle, and many of them would not live to see the end of the war. Some were hearalded and rewarded, though most faded from the limelight, remembered only by those who they directly affected. Some were national heros, awarded medals by the top generals of the Red Army, turning the tide of battles and leading the charge into Germany and the other Axis countries. Others might have jumped on a grenade and saved a few friends, while others sprinted across a battlefield to deliver a message that would save a trapped company. Whatever the case, the vast majority of these stories were lost with time, lost to aging memories, or the loss of records. Many heroes are no longer known to us for these reasons.
However, some stories did make it. One story in particular made an impact one one who knew it, and he was determined not to let this story be forgotton. He found an author, Georgie Putin, and told the story to him. This book was then written about a certain young officer in the Red Army, a single soldier among the millions that comprised the Red Army. The book was written not more than a few years after the Great Patriotic War, when his memories were still fresh. However, this book was not published until now, early in the next century from when it was supposed to be printed, in the new millennium. This was after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the breakup of the Communist alliance in existance since the late 1920s. When the regimes fell, so did the restrictions on what could be published. No longer were books praising or highlighting the individual over the collective entity forbidden. No longer were the indiviual tales of the GPW, the personal accounts, the stories about one man's experiences banned from publication. And so, when the book finally hit bookshelves more than fifty years after it was written, and sixty years after the events that it speaks of, the tale of Pavel Alekseyev was finally allowed to be told.
The tale was at times happy, at times sad, and a few times a bit slow, but mostly it was amazing. The story of Pavel Alexseyev is one that inspires the spirit, and revives feelings of heroism and glory. But let this description of a few pieces of paper hold you no longer, dear readers, and look upon them to experience the adventures of this man these few years ago. So, without further adieu or introduction, here is The Power of One(underlined), by Georgie Putin, as told to him by Sacha Vierdolisk.
OOC: So, here it is: the third AAR by deadmancomand, as if that really means a whole lot. Anyway, know that when I write about how the book is here, I simply am adding to the scenario. How good or bad it will be depends solely on how I do here and now. So I hope you enjoy it, and pleasant reading from here on in.
At the end of the Great Patriotic War, as it is known in Russia, there were many Russians who had fought. Millions, really. Between conscription or simply being in the path of the battles, almost every Russian man and most women recieved a taste of battle. Most were very short, and very rare, nothing more than seeing it in the distance, or fighting in a small engagement. However, there were some who faced battle after battle, those few who survived on as the advance into Germany and the other Axis countries continued. Many of them would come to be known as heroes for their actions in battle, and many of them would not live to see the end of the war. Some were hearalded and rewarded, though most faded from the limelight, remembered only by those who they directly affected. Some were national heros, awarded medals by the top generals of the Red Army, turning the tide of battles and leading the charge into Germany and the other Axis countries. Others might have jumped on a grenade and saved a few friends, while others sprinted across a battlefield to deliver a message that would save a trapped company. Whatever the case, the vast majority of these stories were lost with time, lost to aging memories, or the loss of records. Many heroes are no longer known to us for these reasons.
However, some stories did make it. One story in particular made an impact one one who knew it, and he was determined not to let this story be forgotton. He found an author, Georgie Putin, and told the story to him. This book was then written about a certain young officer in the Red Army, a single soldier among the millions that comprised the Red Army. The book was written not more than a few years after the Great Patriotic War, when his memories were still fresh. However, this book was not published until now, early in the next century from when it was supposed to be printed, in the new millennium. This was after the fall of the Soviet Union, and the breakup of the Communist alliance in existance since the late 1920s. When the regimes fell, so did the restrictions on what could be published. No longer were books praising or highlighting the individual over the collective entity forbidden. No longer were the indiviual tales of the GPW, the personal accounts, the stories about one man's experiences banned from publication. And so, when the book finally hit bookshelves more than fifty years after it was written, and sixty years after the events that it speaks of, the tale of Pavel Alekseyev was finally allowed to be told.
The tale was at times happy, at times sad, and a few times a bit slow, but mostly it was amazing. The story of Pavel Alexseyev is one that inspires the spirit, and revives feelings of heroism and glory. But let this description of a few pieces of paper hold you no longer, dear readers, and look upon them to experience the adventures of this man these few years ago. So, without further adieu or introduction, here is The Power of One(underlined), by Georgie Putin, as told to him by Sacha Vierdolisk.
OOC: So, here it is: the third AAR by deadmancomand, as if that really means a whole lot. Anyway, know that when I write about how the book is here, I simply am adding to the scenario. How good or bad it will be depends solely on how I do here and now. So I hope you enjoy it, and pleasant reading from here on in.
