This story is based on the life of author Yuri C. Feynberg, who is one of the last surviving children of the Soviet Penal System, known to the world as the Gulag, Although not a prisoner, Yuri spent his childhood behind the barbed wire fence in a remote Siberian hard labor camp, where his mother worked as a medical doctor. This extraordinary childhood created an unusual personality and unbendable character, which made it possible for Yuri to excel in the Soviet Special Forces, survive persecution, and overcome unfathomable personal tragedies without losing his humanity.