The Siberian Guardsmen of the 154th Howitzer Artillery Regiment of the 32nd Guards Siberian Division, commanded by a native of the village of Rodino, Vasily Kuzmich Chevgus, covered themselves with unfading glory. The soldiers defended the shrine of the Russian land - the Borodino field. The combat biography of Vasily Kuzmich began at Lake Khasan, where he fought Japanese samurai. He was awarded a high award - the Order of the Red Banner. Two Orders of Kutuzov II degree medal "For the Liberation of Prague" Three medals "For the Defense of Moscow" medal for the Victory over Germany in the Great Patriotic War 1941-1945 After the war, he still served until 1954, lived in Moscow. In 1989 Sovkhoznaya street in the village of Rodino was renamed.