National People's Army. Volokolamsk Highway served as one of the settings for an eponymous series of five plays by Heiner Müller, written from 1984 to 1987. The first part, "Russian Opening", was based on Heinrich von Kleist's The Prince of Homburg. In Müller's reinterpretation, Momyshuly assumes the role of the Great Elector. Momyshuly had himself turned to writing after the war, and discussed the battles near Volokolamsk in several works, like Moscow Is Behind Us and Our General, Ivan Panfilov. Controversy The director of Russia's State Archive of Socio-Political History Sergei Mironenko called the legend of Panfilov's 28 Guardsmen to be a deliberate falsification. On March 16, 2016, Sergei Mironenko left his post after he reached the age limit for civil servants in 65 years. He retained the position of the supervisor of the State Archive. Mironenko claimed that he dismissed from his post at his own request, in order to "focus on scientific work": "Do you really think that I would not fight if it was not my decision? ... There is nothing to worry about in my dismissal." The Russian Culture Minister was quoted saying "even if this story was invented from start to finish, if there had been no Panfilov, if there had been nothing, this is a sacred legend that shouldn't be interfered with. People that do that are filthy scum." List of places named after Ivan Panfilov Geroyev Panfilovtsev Street in Severnoye Tushino neighborhood, Moscow. Panfilov Peak, a 4300-meter high summit in the Kyrgyz Tien Shan Mountains. Panfilov District in Kazakhstan's Almaty Region. Panfilov District in Kyrgyzstan's Chüy Region. Panfilov Park in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan. Panfilov Park in Almaty, Kazakhstan. The city of Zharkent was called "Panfilov" between 1942 and 1991. Panfilov Prospekt, an offshoot of the Leningradskoye highway in Zelenograd, Moscow. Panfilov Street in Zelenograd, Moscow. Panfilov Street in Sokol neighborhood, Moscow and Panfilovskaya station of Moscow Central Ring. Panfilov Street in Volokolamsk. Panfilov Street in Nakhabino, Krasnogorsky County. Panfilov Street in Krasnogvardeysky District, Saint Petersburg. Panfilov Street in Perm. Panfilov Street in Saransk. Panfilov Street in Taganrog. Panfilov Street in Almaty. Panfilov Street in Nur-Sultan. Panfilov Street in Bishkek Panfilov Street in Lutsk. Panfilov Street in Dnipropetrovsk. Panfilov Street in Lipetsk. Panfilov Street in Barnaul. Panfilov Street in Saratov. Portrayal in the media Ivan Panfilov has been depicted by the following actors in film and television productions: Vsevolod Sanaev in the 1968 film Moscow