The masterpiece of military prose, ‘Volokolamsk Highway,’ has been translated into ten languages. It vividly describes the terrible days of the defense of Moscow during the Great Patriotic War... Ernesto Che Guevara was captivated by the novel, and when asked which of the heroes of World War II he considered his idol, Fidel Castro answered without hesitation: ‘Baurzhan Momysh-uly – the hero of Alexander Bek's book 'Volokolamsk Highway'.’