9 2 1 ▁Kar ache v ▁— ▁ 4 ▁March ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁Moscow ) ▁was ▁a ▁Soviet ▁and ▁Russian ▁film ▁director ▁and ▁screen writer . ▁Hon ored ▁Art ist ▁of ▁the ▁Russian ▁Federation ▁( 1 9 9 4 ). ▁ ▁Early ▁years ▁Vladimir ▁Che bot ary ov ▁was ▁born ▁in ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Kar ache v , ▁Bry ansk ▁O blast . ▁In ▁ 1 9 4 1 ▁he ▁graduated ▁from ▁the ▁Rost ov ▁Military ▁School . ▁So on ▁the ▁Great ▁Patri otic ▁War ▁started . ▁He ▁arrived ▁to ▁the ▁K iev ▁Military ▁District ▁and ▁was ▁appointed ▁a ▁command ing ▁officer ▁of ▁the ▁art illery ▁battery . ▁During ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁batt les ▁he ▁was ▁injured ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁war ▁hospital . ▁In ▁several ▁days ▁the ▁hospital ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁Naz i ▁forces . ▁Same ▁night ▁Che bot ary ov ▁and ▁two ▁other ▁soldiers ▁managed ▁to ▁escape . ▁They ▁spent ▁many ▁days ▁travel ing ▁through ▁the ▁Naz i - occup ied ▁territory ▁of ▁the ▁modern - day ▁Ukraine ▁to ▁the ▁front ▁line . ▁ ▁At ▁one ▁point ▁Vladimir ▁stayed ▁at ▁the ▁K ram aren ki ▁k h utor ▁at ▁the ▁house ▁of ▁a ▁young ▁woman ▁Ek ater ina ▁K ram aren ko . ▁Some one ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁Gest ap o , ▁Che bot ary ov ▁was ▁arrested ▁and ▁sent ▁to ▁a ▁prison ▁camp . ▁In ▁half ▁a ▁year ▁he ▁managed ▁to ▁make ▁another ▁successful ▁prison ▁break ▁and ▁returned ▁to ▁Ek ater ina ▁who ▁had ▁already ▁given ▁a ▁birth