Mark Rozovsky

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".

KVN is a Russian humour TV show and competition where teams compete by giving funny answers to questions and showing prepared sketches. The programme was first aired by the First Soviet Channel on November 8, 1961. Eleven years later, in 1972, when few programmes were being broadcast live, Soviet censors found the students' impromptu jokes offensive and anti-Soviet and banned KVN. The show was revived fourteen years later during the Perestroika era in 1986, with Alexander Maslyakov as its host. It is one of the longest-running TV programmes on Russian Television. It also has its own holiday on November 8, the birthday of the game, which KVN players celebrate every year since it was announced and widely celebrated for the first time in 2001.

The musketeers battle against the all-powerful Cardinal Richelieu and the treacherous Milady.

Young schoolboy Slava Kurochkin suddenly finds himself in a town where books characters live.

The beginning of the 20th century. Everyone knows the pub "Gambrinus" in the southern seaside town. Here you can always get a mug of fresh beer, meet your friends, have a quick word with the hostess Madame Ivanova and, of course, listen to the inimitable playing of violinist Sasha.

The action takes place in the hotel "goldfish", the administration of which fulfills the various wishes of its guests.

A satirical story of how spouses Misha and Masha chase fashion.

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Young clown Sasha is having trouble performing his act with his donkey Gena. After another failure, he decides to go on a journey with Gena. After traveling across the country, the friends return to their hometown and perform for the audience once again.

The film consists of seven short stories about different musical genres, different performers, and music lovers.

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The head of the institute's department, Bryzgalov, abuses his official position. Many employees put up with this: some of them are afraid of Bryzgalov, others count on his patronage in exchange for their lack of principles. Only Barvinskaya boldly exposes Bryzgalov.

Mrs. Dulska, the landlady of a tenement building, is obsessed with her son, going to great lengths to prevent him from getting married.

The film takes place in the office of the head of one of the research institutes. The problem of whether or not to be a Vysotsky concert at the institute’s club is being solved. The management is categorically against it, but all employees have already been notified and are looking forward to the performance of their favorite artist...

A story about young Prince from Asian country who is visiting the summer camp in the USSR.

Hitler's professional look-alike from Uzbekistan arrives to Moscow to earn money.