THE VOLUNTEER
Kazimir Zykov, a mechanic from the 1st Guards Tank Army, is volunteered by Colonel Pavel Lazarev to deactivate the Cyclotron.
Transcript:
Lazarev: Zdravstvuyte. My name is Pavel Lazarev. I was sent to contain this mess, and you are going to help me. Comrade, state your name...
Zykov: Kazimir Zykov. Starshina. 1st Guards Tank Army. I, ah...I am mechanic.
Lazarev: I was told, despite your limited education, you understand German equipment.
Zykov: Well, I...scavenge parts from Panzer tanks to keep our T-34s running. How can I be of service, comrade Lazarev?
Lazarev: There is a machine I need you to deactivate. It is called a "cyclotron." It leaks...strange radiation. You have seen what it does to men.
Zykov: Da, Colonel. What if same thing happens to me?
Lazarev: You will not fail, Zykov. You may not survive, but you will not fail. Understood?
Zykov: Da.
Lazarev: Congratulations, tovarisch. You are going to be a Hero of the Soviet Union.
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