The talent, high skill and professionalism of the writer Vladimir Vasilyevich Karpov are indisputable. In 1986, for the story, COMMANDER V.V. Karpov was awarded the USSR State Prize. The story became widely known all over the world and was released in Germany, Great Britain, China, and Eastern Europe. The book is dedicated to the life and combat fate of Army General Ivan Efimovich Petrov. However, this is not only a biographical narrative, but also a work of art with elements of historical research based on Soviet and foreign documents that have become available only recently.