At a relatively young age, Yazov was evacuated to Omsk by the Soviet Union prior to their capitulation. A patriot to Russia at heart, the formation of the All-Russian Black League changed his life, for the better. Dmitry Karbyshev, after arriving in Omsk, took Yazov under his wing. He was heavily indoctrinated into the "Great Trial," a theoretical third war between Germany and Russia.

However, Yazov grew to follow the vision of the Great Trial in mind, and so did his fellow officers. Fueled by hatred of the Germans, he believed making the Great Trial merely a defensive war would be an injustice to all the lives lost by their hands. As Karbyshev's health declines, and with him as the chosen successor, it is only a matter of time before the Great Trial becomes the day when Germany will feel Russia's total revenge.



In real life - en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dmitry_Yazov