The publication is timed to the 75th anniversary of the Victory Day in the Great Patriotic War and the 115th anniversary of the birth of Honored Artist of the RSFSR Nikolai Ivanovich Andryaki (1905-1977). N. and . Andriaka is a front-line artist, an ordinary fighter, then a police officer of a rifle company, a commander of a machine-gun company, an artist of the front-line newspaper "For Our Victory!". In the post-war years, N. and . As a director, Andriyak headed a unique art school in terms of teaching and achievements of students the Moscow Secondary Art School (MSSH), proving himself as an outstanding artist teacher .. Published in the publication pictorial and graphic works N. and . Andriyaks from the funds of Russian museums and the collection of the artist’s family were exhibited at the exhibition “From Moscow to Berlin”, which was held at the Museum and Exhibition Complex of the Academy of Watercolor and Fine Arts of Sergei Andriak on September 3 November 29, 2020 . The book is addressed to both specialists and a wide range of readers interested in the history of the Great Patriotic War, fine arts .