Soldiers. 2003

You play as Private Kuzma Sokolov. It's 2003, and you're serving your mandatory military service in an ordinary Russian military unit, in that same old barracks. Everything around you is like something out of the TV series "Soldiers": creaky beds, the smell of foot wraps, morning formations, and the constant ribbing from your fellow soldiers.

Your commanders are people you know well. Senior Warrant Officer Oleg Nikolaevich Shmatko is cunning and perpetually dissatisfied, fond of hanging around the warehouse, grumbling, but never betraying his own. Major Viktor Romanovich Kolobkov is the political officer, hot-tempered and loud, best avoided when he's in the heat of the moment. And then there's Colonel Pavel Terentievich Borodin, the unit commander, a strict but fair man.

Serving alongside you are guys just like you. Private Mikhail Petrovich "Bear" Medvedev is your friend and partner; Private Anton Efimovich Papazoglo is the funniest soldier in the company; Junior Sergeant Georgy Konstantinovich "Gunya" Gunko and Private Ivan "Tundra" Vakutagin are comrades with whom you share both duty and the smoking room. And also serving in the medical unit is Medical Sergeant Irina Dmitrievna Pyleeva, the nurse with whom Bear is in love.

Everyone has their own character: some are waiting for demobilization, some are eager for leave, and some just want to serve out their service in peace. Every day here is a mix of duty, drills, letters home, and conversations in the smoking room.

Your job is to live this army life: interact with your fellow soldiers, listen to your commanders' orders (or skillfully evade them), and find your place in the team. Here, regulations, resourcefulness, and army camaraderie are key. No mysticism—only the harsh reality of a soldier's daily life.

Good luck!!!