Writing
As an adviser to the emperor Nicholas II, mystic Grigori Rasputin holds great influence over the empire. However, many in St Petersburg begin to regard Rasputin, with his strange practices and mesmerizing qualities, as a liability and plot his assassination. When Rasputin, known to many as the 'Mad Monk', leads Nicholas to embrace an ill-conceived military strategy, a group of determined conspirators set down a plan to eliminate him.
Two curious first-graders decide to steal a turtle named Rocket from a living corner to conduct a risky experiment — they want to put it under the tank in order to check the carrying capacity and strength of the shell. But their classmate Tanya is smarter than her friends: with the help of adults, she manages to organize the rescue of the unfortunate turtle.
Gia is a carefree young percussionist who works at a theater in Tbilisi, capital of Georgia. He lives in a small apartment with his mother. Gia spends his days flitting from friend to friend, lover to lover, avoiding any responsibility, and never staying still for five minutes. However, he always manages to arrive at the theater just in time to play the drums at the end of the ballet.
Children rebel against the strict rules and regulations they face during their time in a Communist Young Pioneer camp.
The Soviet boys, Vadik and Yura, together with the mischievous little girl Tosha, are children with a kind heart and good life philosophy. One day they find money on the street, which must be returned to the owner without fail. But where to find an inattentive citizen who has lost not only money, but also a booklet with quite important information. So, begins the time of exciting adventures, breathtaking moments, high-quality humor and instructive-entertaining ideological line.
Six-graders Tosha and Kostya are trying to deliver the WWII telegram they accidentally find.
It is May 1912. Thirteen political prisoners are being tried in a naval fortress of Kronstadt. They are sentenced to death by hanging. A clandestine Bolshevik organization decides to free the prisoners during their transfer to the place of execution. Vasily Panin, a junker of a school of naval engineers, is one of those entrusted with this dangerous task.
A story about difficult and dangerous adventures of a group of seven-graders during their summer camp.
An idealistic high school graduate goes to work on a state farm on the Kyrgyz steppe, only to clash with its authoritarian leader.
New Year's Eve 1969: A variety of Russian folklore characters gather in the hut of Baga Yaga to await the arrival of the New Year, amid much foolery, snippets of popular artists of the day, satirical views of the west via a magical kaleidoscope, and other hijinks.
The Prince, suffering from melancholy, embarks on a dangerous and fascinating journey in search of three oranges. In one of the oranges, he finds his beloved Adelita and is cured of the blues forever.
Tenth grader Olya Ryzhkova can't find understanding among the people around her.
A group of young scientists conducts an experiment, putting themselves in the conditions of the people of the Stone Age. With the help of stone tools, they procure food and fire, and make themselves comfortable in nature.
The life of a thoughtful eighteen year old girl in a rural Kirghiz village.
