Bitva za Sevastopol Page #2

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Is this our lives now.

Odessa, June 1941

As historians, I thought we'd be excavating places

like Troy and investigating burial sites.

But what are we supposed to excavate here?

Look at us, like, it's horrific.

Miss Slavochka. Your materials are ready.

Here you go.

Come back on Monday. Take care.

Thank you

Lyuda, do you like sailors?

I like police officers.

The police? Why?

Because if you don't start studying,

I'm gonna call them.

Our exams are just around the corner,

you need to focus.

Still, a sailor would be nice.

I would wait for him. I would...

Then perhaps you should go to the beach.

There's sailors aplenty there, and airmen,

and criminals,

and even police officers.

A fine selection.

See Lyuda, policemen.

Ah Sonya, Sonya, they don't understand.

They just don't listen.

It's Friday, I need to close the library.

Don't worry, I understand you.

I've got other things to do as well.

Yes, yes, yes, yes.

Sonya, tell me, who do you like more,

sailors or airmen?

- Y'know what, go for a doctor. Lyuda.

- Where?

I'm heading off to the beach now.

My brother Boris is going to be there.

He's a doctor.

Is he cute?

He always dreamed of becoming a pilot

as a boy.

Now I want a doctor. Let's go.

But...

Lyuda, if you bury us away here,

soon we'll be turning into Mendel.

Lyuda, you do need to learn to relax.

Fine. We'll continue on Monday.

First thing in the morning!

Yep. From the crack of dawn.

What d'ya think Lyuda, after surgery,

Dr Hoffman himself said,

'Boris, you have hands of gold.'

I mean, you understand what he said right?

He said that my Boris was gifted.

Soon he'll be heading off to Kiev,

and maybe even to Moscow.

Sit down!

- Lyuda, that was a one time thing.

- What was?

Sunstroke. Sit down Maria.

Yes, yes, yes. Go! Sit down!

Lyuda, what if there's a war?

Everyone's saying there will be.

Ladies, hey.

- Really sorry.

- Our sincerest apologies.

We're so sorry, it was an accident.

Let us make it up to you, please.

It's okay, Maria's forgiven you, and forgotten.

You can go boys.

- Come on.

- One sec.

Maria, very pleased to meet you. Greg.

And I'm Nikolai.

What are you reading?

- Hurry up!

- Hey! Come on!

First we'll win our game, then we'll

come back to celebrate our victory.

Come on.

Maria...

Lyuda, who did you like more?

Nik or Greg?

I didn't even notice them.

So notice.

Sonya!

Boris!

- Hello.

- This is Maria.

Everyone, this is my brother Boris.

Hello.

Maria, we're going swimming.

Attention, danger,

please swim back at once.

Can I sit?

- Yes.

- Thanks.

I recognised you at once.

And what do you... What did Sonya

tell you about me?

She said that I should shave, wear some

cologne, iron my trousers and polish my shoes.

Then to speak to you on the beach and make

a good impression.

That's all?

No, she also said that I should take a

look at you in your bathing suit,

and realise that I need to marry you at once.

And did you realise?

Boris.

Lyudmila.

- Well, if we're being serious, then...

- They're pilots!

I need time to decide.

Yes, a very interesting book Lyuda.

Ah, so it's Lyuda?

Pleased to meet you.

- Lyudmila.

- Maria.

As we promised, we'd like to invite

you to celebrate our victory with us.

Since he's here, the young gentleman

can also join us.

I can't agree with you there.

How can you be against war?

War is the only thing that can create

justice in the world.

And we, we're the ones who bring it about.

No. Your opinion is very popular these

days, I know.

Yes.

But I've never believed that.

Anyway, you're getting worked up for nothing.

There's not going to be a war.

Really? Because my sources higher up

tell me war has already begun.

You're just too afraid to admit it.

That's your weakness.

- Why?

- Because you're a coward.

You want others to defend your family,

your country, your woman.

Now you, can you defend anyone?

Defend... no, but I save people.

I propose a toast.

Let's raise a glass to...

to the ball. The ball which landed so fortunately.

Very fortunately.

- To the ball, to the ball.

- To the ball.

Lyudmila, have you ever flown in a plane?

Unfortunately not.

Well, on Sunday we've got training flights-

Thank you very much Nikolai, for Sunday.

Boris, didn't you want to invite

Lyuda and Maria to our house too.

Hmm? Dinner? Don't just stand there.

The girls are almost flying away.

Sonya, I'm sorry, but I'd really

like to go flying.

Lyudmila, are you gonna follow

Maria's example and come flying?

Hey Gregory, do I get a parachute?

So that means that you're the only child?

Yes.

So where do you live in Kiev?

Do you have an apartment, a house?

- An apartment.

- A communal one?

No, it's ours.

How many rooms?

- Three.

- And-

The ceilings are 2.9 metres high,

parquet flooring,

fourth storey and it has large windows.

And a telephone.

Why are you asking such nonsense?

Yuzik, this isn't nonsense.

Lyudmila, tell us, have... have you thought

about how many children you'd like to have?

How many boys? And generally what are the

qualities you look for in a husband?

Would he support you, or is it more

important that he love you?

Mom, Dad, don't interrogate our guest.

It's alright, I'm fine.

I haven't really thought about it.

The fish is almost ready.

So what do you think about our Boris?

I don't really know him.

Well then, let me tell you about him.

Boris has always been a big problem for us.

He was such a excellent boy.

You know, everything we could find in Odessa,

we took and crammed into him.

Guess what he got at school?

He received a gold medal.

And do you know how hard the entrance exam

is for medicine in Odessa?

Do you know what Dr Hoffman says about him?

That he has hands of gold.

Yuzik, see, he's already famous in Kiev.

But none of this is important.

My son can make the person by his side

very happy.

And when he meets that woman, he will

give her a ring.

Boris! Get the ring to show Lyudmila please.

Lyudmila, you shouldn't expect the earth.

The ring isn't particularly valuable.

- No, it's not even gold.

- You know, on the day...

...when Yuzik gave this ring to me,

he was higher up than Jos de Ribas.

Well, it is still treasured by our family.

Sonya, astonishingly, has made

the fried fish.

Dad!

That reminds me of a funny story.

Well, there was this Jewish family and

the grandfather is dying.

He's lying on the couch and about

to breathe his last when a boy runs in.

He says, 'Sonny, come to me.'

The grandmother meanwhile, she's in kitchen

cooking fried fish,

and its smell is filling the room.

He says, 'Please bring me a piece.'

So off the boy Fima runs, then he comes back

and says:

'Grandma said that you know this is for later.'

You get it?

You understand now, right?

You're laughing? That won't last long.

Turn on the radio, it's started.

What's started? Tell us.

...has authorised me to issue the following

statement. Today, at 4 o'clock in the morning,

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