"Stop, stop!" Sokov quickly reached out and made a pause gesture, and said righteously to Yakov: "Yasha, I don't understand, why do you want to save Vlasov's life? You know,
The choices he made after becoming a prisoner had already determined his final fate, and no one can change this."
"Misha, you may be wondering why I want to save Vlasov's life, right?"
What Yakov said was exactly what Sokov wanted to know. He nodded and asked: "Yasha, can you tell me why?"
"When I first arrived in Moscow, I was very withdrawn and had no friends at all except you." Yakov looked at the top of the pavilion and said thoughtfully: "And Vlasov was a frequent visitor to my house at that time.
, every time he comes, he will bring me some food or toys, and he is also very friendly to me..."
"Okay, Yasha." Sokov heard this and interrupted Yakov again: "No matter how good Vlasov is to you, it can't change the fact that he is the biggest traitor in our army. I just said
I have already said that if he was unfortunately killed by the Germans in the battle to defend Prague, he would become a great hero in the hearts of the Czechoslovaks. The measure your father took against him was to turn a blind eye.
A one-eyed attitude. But now, not only did he not die, he became a prisoner of our army. Think about it, those generals who had been detained in German prisoner-of-war camps for several years and never surrendered to the enemy, after we rescued them,
What kind of treatment did they receive? Even if they are like this, Vlasov, a traitor general, still wants to receive preferential treatment? "
When Sokov slapped his hand on the stone table in front of him, he realized that he had lost his composure and quickly apologized to Yakov: "I'm sorry, Yasha, I was a little too excited."
"Misha, I understand everything you said." Yakov said with a wry smile: "But I just can't get over the hurdle in my heart. Think about it, he is also a person who is relatively close to me. Seeing that he will definitely die, I
There has to be something to do.”
"Yasha." Sokov knew very well that for a traitor like Vlasov, no matter what remedial measures he took, the only fate waiting for him was "death", so Yakov wanted to think
It is simply a daydream to rescue Vlasov. He said euphemistically: "If you really want to do something for him, you can see him off in person on the day he sets off. It can be regarded as repaying his friendship."
After saying that, Sokov stood up, because he saw the director of the sanatorium, Gurchenke, walking towards the pavilion where the two of them were, and asked with a smile: "Comrade Gurchinke, what are you doing?"
Where are you going?"
"I went to the building next door to find some soldiers to help us plant vegetables in the afternoon." After Gurchenke explained the reason for passing by, he tentatively asked Sokov: "General Sokov, what do you need?
I'm here to serve you, so please just ask and I will definitely find a way to meet your request."
"It's a bit boring here." Sokov tentatively asked Gurchenke: "I wonder if you can help me find some books to read?"
"General Sokov, you want to read a book, it's easy." After understanding Sokov's request, Gurchenke pointed to the small building at the back and said carelessly: "There is a reading room on the first floor.
There are not many books in the room, but there are still hundreds of them. I think you can always find the book you want to read."
"Great, this is really great." Sokov was overjoyed when he learned that there was a reading room in the small building. "Gulchenke, can you take me there?"
"Hey, I'm so sorry, General Sokov." Gurchenke said apologetically: "I have to go to the guard platoon soldiers for help. If you want to read a book now, you can go in and find Anna. She is on duty today. She
I can take you to the reading room."
"Yasha," after Gurchenko left, Sokov asked Yakov who was sitting next to him: "Will you come with me to the reading room?"
"No, no." Yakov waved his hand and said listlessly: "I'm not in the mood to read now, go ahead by yourself."
Sokov knew very well that Yakov needed time to digest what he said, so it was better not to disturb him. He waved to him, turned around and walked towards the small building.
Walking into the lobby on the first floor of the small building, I saw Anna sitting alone behind the bar.
Seeing Sokov walking in from the outside, Anna quickly stood up, bowed slightly, and said politely: "Hello, General Sokov, what can I do for you?"
"Anna!" Sokov walked to the bar, looked at Anna and said, "Gurchenko just told me that there is a reading room in this building. I don't know where it is. Can you take me there?"
"Of course, Comrade General." Anna nodded and said, "Please come with me."
Seeing Anna coming out from behind the bar, Sokov casually asked: "It won't affect your work, right?"
"How is that possible, Comrade General." Anna smiled sweetly and said, "Now there are only three of you living in the sanatorium, and we are here to serve you. Whatever needs you have, we will try our best to meet them. Besides, the sanatorium's
There are sentries guarding the door, so no one can get in. Even if I'm not on duty, I don't have to worry about anything."
Anna took Sokov to the door of a room, took the key and unlocked the door, then pushed open the door and said to Sokov: "General Sokov, this is it. Take a look and see if it suits you."
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Sokov stepped into the reading room and saw that the three walls were covered with bookshelves filled with books. Near the window were two single sofas. There was a small coffee table in the middle of the two sofas.
There is a pot of green plants; and in front of the sofa, there is a relatively large coffee table with teacups, ashtrays and other objects on it.
Sokov quickly walked to the sofa and sat down. He felt that it was very comfortable, so he nodded with satisfaction and said to Anna: "The environment here is good. Sitting on the sofa by the window and reading a book is simply a kind of enjoyment."
"Comrade General," Anna asked tentatively, "do you want me to prepare some refreshments for you?"
Just when Sokov was about to reject the other party's kindness, he heard Anna continue: "Comrade General, I know that you have just returned from the front line and you must have a big appetite. You must not be able to eat the three meals a day provided by the nursing home.
You are full. You might as well have some refreshments so that you won’t feel hungry when you have lunch and dinner.”
Sokov felt that what Anna said was very reasonable. The food in this sanatorium tasted good, but the portions were too small. After eating, he felt even hungrier. If he could have some refreshments while reading, it would be a good first aid.
His stomach was full. So he nodded and said to Anna: "Then I'll trouble you, Anna!"
"No trouble." Anna smiled and said, "This is my duty."
After Anna left the room, Sokov stood up and went to the bookshelf to pick out the books he was interested in.
The books on the bookshelf are basically all works by Soviet writers. Among so many writers, except for Gorky and Tolstoy who wrote the "The Course of Misery" trilogy, the rest of the writers Sokov have not heard of it at all.
I have never heard of them, and naturally I have never read their books.
The first part of the trilogy "The Course of Misery", "Two Sisters", was written in July 1919, when Tolstoy was living in Paris; the second part, "1918", was created in 1927. And the third part
The completion date of "Dark Morning" was June 22, 1941, which happened to be the day when Germany invaded the Soviet Union.
Sokov was pleasantly surprised to find the book "Dark Morning" on the bookshelf, so he took it out from the bookshelf, returned to the sofa in front of the window, sat down, opened the book and started browsing.
After reading only a few pages, Anna walked in from outside with refreshments. Seeing Sokov already sitting in front of the window reading, she asked curiously: "Comrade General, whose book are you reading?"
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"Tolstoy." As soon as the words came out of his mouth, Sokov felt that the other party might have misunderstood, so he quickly explained: "It's not Leo Tolstoy who wrote "War and Peace", but "The Difficult Journey"
of Tolstoy.”
"Oh, it turns out it's him." Anna obviously knew this writer. When she put the items in the tray on the coffee table in front of Sokov, she said casually: "He is also a prolific writer.
I have read his works "The Adventures of Nevzorov or Ibikus", "Engineer Garin's Hyperbola", "The Blue City", "The Lame Master" and "The Stranger", etc.
"
"Oh, Anna, you have read a lot of books." Sokov said with a smile: "Except for his "The Journey of Misery" trilogy, I have never read any other books."
Anna nodded after hearing this, then sighed and said regretfully: "It's a pity that he passed away on Army Day this year. I will never see his new works again."
Hearing Anna mention Army Day, Sokov suddenly remembered that February 23rd is the Soviet Army’s Army Day, and it is also the traditional Russian Men’s Day. I never expected that A Tolstoy, an outstanding contemporary
The writer passed away without seeing the end of the Great Patriotic War. If he had continued to live, he might have been able to write more wonderful novels reflecting the Patriotic War, but with his death, everything changed.
possible.
"Comrade General," Anna said a few words to Sokov. Before leaving, she pointed to a rope hanging on the wall and said to Sokov: "If you have anything to call me, just pull
With this rope, I will rush over immediately."
"Okay, Anna." Sokov nodded, "If anything happens, I will call you."
But when Anna left, Sokov thought of something and quickly stopped her: "Anna, if my wife or General Yakov comes to see me, tell them that I am reading in the reading room and let her
They just come right over."
Anna smiled and nodded, walked out of the reading room with the tray, and closed the door behind her.