Kirill Baloban

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1899, the Christmas-time St.Petersburg. Ice-covered rivers and canals of the capital seethe with festive activities. On the eve of the new century those who should not be destined to meet, come together. They are people from different worlds: Matvey, the son of a lamplighter, whose only treasure is his silver-plated skates; Alice is the daughter of a high-ranking official dreaming of science. Each of them has his own difficult life-story, but having accidentally met they rush forward together in pursuit of their dreams.

The year is 1941. Viktor Shvets, a state security officer, organizes underground resistance against the Nazi occupation under the name of Gustav Schwartz. As a result of his activities, hundreds of people become part of the resistance, commit sabotage, distribute leaflets and prepare an uprising. Vasily Afonov becomes the leader of the underground.

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Lisa, Sonya and Yana have been friends since childhood and grew up in the same cottage. Usually, a girl has already graduated from college at the age of 25, has work experience and several novels behind her back. Someone even manages to get married and have a child. But Lisa, Sonya and Yana are not going according to plan. They don't know who they want to be yet and haven't found the love of their life yet. They are growing up, they want to be happy, and each is looking for their own way.

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1919, Solnechnomorsk. Talented adventurers have become too unexpected: now they are wanted by the Russian and Turkish police. They go to the south of Russia to take possession of the golden scepter of Count Rumyantsev. In pursuit of a precious little thing, terrorists, circus performers and even participating ladies can dress up as them. Meanwhile, Ostap’s mother is approaching the paws of the gloomy Satanist Crowley, in whose treasury, by a mysterious coincidence, there is also a scepter ...

Mitya, a recent high school student, dreams of fame, but has no idea what price he'll have to pay for it. A random car accident, captured on a cell phone camera, makes him a hostage to a frantic media frenzy. He's caught in the maelstrom of political games and becomes a tool for garnering millions of views for his talk show. However, even this isn't enough for the media. Mitya tries to escape this cycle before he's buried in the news feeds.

In 2016, Donald Trump became president of the United States, which came as a surprise to many voters. Public discontent with the outcome of the vote has given rise to many versions of what happened, one of which is the external interference of hackers from Russia. American intelligence agencies are entering into a real confrontation with the Russian "troll factory" — talented hackers who influence the global news agenda, shape public opinion and interfere in the internal affairs of the United States. But who is really hiding behind the resonant cyberattacks?

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