the birthplace of this poem was a dugout at the firing positions, somewhere near the village of vergezhail of the front, shubin was awarded the rank of quartermaster of the third rank, this was then corresponded to the rank of captain. on december 22 , 1942, he was awarded a medal for the defense of leningrad. in january 1943, he was awarded the rank of quartermaster of the second rank; now he became a battalion commissar, which was already equal to the rank of major. the certification sheet read: accepted. participation in all combat operations on our front, in a combat situation he behaves with dignity, he knows military affairs well, he is worthy of being awarded the military rank of major in the administrative service. on april 13, 1943 , quartermaster of the second rank shubin was introduced to the award that he was later most proud of, the medal for courage. nominated him for an award, which is called based on the totality of his merits. he showed courage so many times that he saved up for a medal. is it clear what is behind these dry lines? constant risk without... endless travels