The book of memoirs of Dr. A. I. Kaufman describes the terrible period of the author's life in prisons and concentration camps of Soviet Russia. He belonged to a unique generation of Jewish idealists who gave all their strength to serve their people.... On August 10, 1945, the Emperor of Japan announced on the radio that he, standing in front of the enormous sacrifices of his people, announces the end of the war. Japan capitulates. All hostilities are suspended. But the Kwantung Army, located in Manchuria, continued to resist for another 8-9 days...