It is 1939. The world stands on the brink of Armageddon. In the Soviet Union, years of revolution, fear and persecution have left the country unprepared to face the onslaught of Nazi Germany. For the coming battles, Stalin has placed his hopes on a 30-ton steel monster, known to its inventors as the[...]

Inspector Pekkala - known as the Emerald Eye - was the most famous detective in all Russia. He was the favourite of the Tsar. Now he is the prisoner of the men he once hunted. Like millions of others, he has been sent to the gulags in Siberia and, as far as the rest of the world is concerned, he is [...]

It is 1939. The world stands on the brink of Armageddon. In the Soviet Union, years of revolution, fear and persecution have left the country unprepared to face the onslaught of Nazi Germany. For the coming battles, Stalin has placed his hopes on a 30-ton steel monster, known to its inventors as the[...]

As Hitler's forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger is the seemingly inconsequential painting of a hyalophoria cecropia, otherwise known as a red moth. Military Inte[...]

As Hitler's forces smash into Soviet territory, annihilating the Red Army divisions in its path, a lone German scout plane is forced down. Contained within the briefcase of its passenger is the seemingly inconsequential painting of a hyalophoria cecropia, otherwise known as a red moth. Military Inte[...]

A soldier returns from the frontline of battle to report that Pekkala's charred body has been found at the site of an ambush. But Stalin refuses to believe that the indomitable Pekkala is dead.[...]

On vuosi 1939. Koko Eurooppa on sodan partaalla. Tsaarinvallan kukistumisen ja sisällissodan jälkeen Neuvostoliitto ei ole kunnolla varustautunut natsi-Saksan uhkaan. Sotavarustelun suurimmat toiveet kohdistuvat 30 tonnin painoiseen teräshirviöön, T-34-tankkiin. Sotilaiden keskuudessa se kulkee[...]

Tarkastaja Pekkala oli kerran Venäjän kuuluisin rikosetsivä, tsaarin luotettu mies. Osat kääntyivät ja saalistajasta tuli saalis: nyt Pekkala viruu vankileirillä, keskellä korpea.

Miljoonien kohtalotovereiden tavoin hänet on lähetetty Siperiaan, ja ulkomaailman silmissä hän on[...]