U strafnikov odin zakon, odin konets:
Koli, rubi fashistskogo brodyagu!
I esli ne poimaesh v grud’ svinets,
Medal’ na grud’ poimaesh ‘Za otvagu’.
[Penal soldiers know only one law:
Kill the fascist bastard!
And if you remain alive,
You will get a medal ‘For Valour’.]
(Vladimir Vysotsky, Shtrafnye batal'ony[Penal Battalions])