Lyudmila Staritsyna

Thirties. Arriving from a provincial town in Moscow, Leka Khrapova did not enroll in law school, as her mother wanted, but entered acting. During her studies, she became interested in the “stargazer” and the sensualist from the observatory, but married a silent and reliable documentary cameraman. Leka left her husband twice and, burned by her mistakes, returned. But one day she didn’t return...

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Generous and hospitable Sergey Sergeyevich, who came to the village to visit relatives, does not notice himself how with his sweeping manners, he hurts the sense of human dignity of people who do not live in poverty, but are forced to count both a penny and a ruble, and even more so a hundred.

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A former athlete runs a camp dedicated to reforming juvenile criminals, a tough job with no quick payoffs.

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At 20, Tonya gave birth to a daughter — alone, without a husband. At 30 — personal happiness became an unattainable dream. She devoted herself to her beloved daughter. But at the age of 40, life seemed to make a circle and return to its starting point. There is nothing left to lose — which means you can take a chance, start all over again. Mom is married for the first time, and it’s hard for a selfish daughter to put up with this...

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A story about Ivanushka the Fool based on classic Russian fairytales.

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Kolya Kasatkin, who saw in his wife Tanyusha the ideal of female charm, tenderness, kindness, who loved her to the point of oblivion, was at a loss before the idle conversations of well-wishers about his wife's betrayal. Having found his wife with the choir director, Nikolai demanded a divorce. Continuing to love each other, the former spouses are unhappy in separation. Kasatkin's new hasty marriage did not return his peace of mind. In daily agony, in the pursuit of a past life, he also lost his old dream — to live and work in the Far East, where he served in the army. Both realized too late that love does not forgive hasty decisions, that it must be able to keep and protect.

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One of the days in a life of a department manager...

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KGB agents are organizing the disinformation campaign for a western spy.

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A military detachment arrived in the village to the landowner Shpak and the young officer fell in love with the owner's daughter. Sly soldier Shelmenko helps lovers get married.

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A love story between a barber and a serf actress who find themselves in an environment that combines savagery with a veneer of enlightenment. Based on Nikolai Leskov's short story "The Toupee Artist".

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After a photo of Konstantin Zbruyev got published in the magazine he got a lot of letters. So now it's a time for travel across the country in order to find a bride.

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A young woman dreams of marrying a rich and influential man, but her heart treacherously beats for a simple guy from the village of Medvedkino.

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Mikhail and Nyura are getting ready for the wedding. Suddenly, Klava returns to the city, Mikhail’s first love...

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Inspired by the life of Varvara Asenkova, a 19th-century actress who earned great acclaim on St. Petersburg stage before her death at the age of 24.

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Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".

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