The book dedicated to the 65th anniversary of the Great Victory over fascism reflects almost all areas of Sverdlovsk's life during the hard times. This is the first generalizing work that comprehensively recreates the military history of the city, which has become not only a grandiose forge of weapons and a place for training military units and formations that have become famous at the front, but also a unique center of culture that has exerted a spiritual influence on the entire country fighting the enemy.