ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

Andrey Vlasov

Andrey Vlasov was a man who lived a long time ago in Russia. He was a very smart man who studied in school and learned a lot about science and math. When he grew up, he became a soldier in the Russian army.

During a big war, Andrey Vlasov was captured by the enemy and taken to a prison camp. While he was there, he saw a lot of bad things happening to the Russian soldiers. They were being treated badly and didn't have enough food to eat.

Andrey Vlasov didn't like the way things were going, so he decided to do something about it. He started talking to other Russian soldiers in the prison camp and told them that they should try to escape and fight back against the enemy.

At first, not everyone agreed with Andrey Vlasov. Some of the soldiers were scared and didn't want to try to escape. But Andrey Vlasov kept talking to them and explaining why it was important to fight back.

Eventually, a group of soldiers agreed to follow Andrey Vlasov's plan and they were able to escape from the prison camp. They started a new army and began fighting against the enemy.

Andrey Vlasov became a leader of this new army, and he was very good at it. His army won a lot of battles and helped to make things better for the Russian soldiers who were prisoners of war.

In the end, Andrey Vlasov was captured again by the enemy and he was executed. But he will always be remembered as a hero who fought for what he believed in and helped to make things better for others.