 The imminent war and the need to revive Russia's military past finally tipped the scales in its favor.In 1939–1940 "Sevastopol Labors" was published, and in 1941 the writer received the Stalin Prize instead of being sent to the Gulag.It is also probable that the fact that he lived so far from the centers of power in the Soviet Union was another factor in saving him (Sergeyev-Tsensky had been given an apartment on Tverskaya Street in Moscow, but he still spent most of his time in the Crimea).