The book covers the counterversion question about the circumstances of the destruction of the main church of the Kyiv Pechersk Lavra - the Assumption Cathedral on November 3, 1941. Unknown facts from the history of the defense of Kyiv and its German occupation are revealed, the activities of employees of the Kyiv Pechersk historical and cultural reserve are described in these difficult conditions. The book is written on the basis of various narrative sources - archival documents, newspaper and magazine publications, eyewitness memories.