"Under the banner of Lenin, forward to victory!" 

- J. Stalin, 7 November 1941

Svetlana knew how to play the game. She'd been caught in the political drama of Stalin's inner circle since birth. The only child of one of Stalin's closest friends, she grew up in the limelight, scrutinized by friend and foe. With the outbreak of the war, Sveta found a taste of freedom with the snipers.

For Zhanna, her place in the military was the only thing she could be proud of, giving her a tie to the place she called home. With the grace of others looming over her head, Zhanna had only one chance to be more than the blood inside her veins and the prayer on her lips.

But then the Nazis invaded the Motherland. Tasked with reaching the Allies by her father, Sveta once more found herself a political pawn. But she wouldn't go alone. Friend and comrade Zhanna joined her in their flight from Russia. But with the Eastern Front crumbling, the girls found themselves at the mercy of America for a way home. And that way home meant learning to jump with the Airborne.

They were already soldiers. How hard could that be? For Zhanna, she may be able to embrace the company of those around her. But for Sveta, the daughter of a man who represented everything the Allies worked against in the Bolshevik Revolution, it may be too difficult.

COMING AUGUST 15, 2020!

Updates to be published every (Sniper) Saturday!

Go to Flora's account (linked in the comments) if you would like to read here on Wattpad. If Archive of Our Own or Fanfiction.net is more your speed, this will be under my account (Silmarilz1701) in both locations.

We are also posting bonus content (some of which will be here) on Tumblr (her account being the same, and mine being Julianneday1701) if you would like to ask us question anonymously or see extra features.

Please note that this fic will deal with sensitive subject matter given the time period (Stalinist Russia in addition to Nazi Germany, and of course the bigotry found elsewhere in the Allied world). Proceed with that knowledge!

WE CAN'T WAIT TO BRING THIS STORY TO YOU. IT'S BEEN A LONG TIME COMING.