The Last Volleys of the Great War. Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in August 1945: A Photo Album. In Russian/Poslednie zalpy Velikoy voyny. Sakhalin i Kurilskie ostrova v avguste 1945 goda: Fotoalbom. The photo book uses unique archival materials that allow us to look at the fighting in South Sakhalin and the Kuril Islands in August 1945 through the eyes of eyewitnesses. One of the authors of the photos published in the album is Grigory Petrovich Sokolov, a photographer for the political department of the 79th Rifle Division, part of the 56th Rifle Corps of the Second Far Eastern Front. Please contact us for details on condition of available copies of the book. SKUalb4d4141bc3bf710f6.