They search. Sometimes it seems endless. Near Rzhev, near Leningrad during the siege, and on the Baltic Sea—every year from April to September, search parties work at the sites of past battles. Because the Great Patriotic War ended long ago, hundreds of thousands of Soviet soldiers are still considered missing in action. Their families know nothing of their fate. Artur Olkhovsky, whose grandfathers were both missing in action, led the Tyumen Search Center for 30 years. Now his son continues the search.
