Roma Baryshev

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".

Based on materials from real criminal cases, it follows the trial of the trade mafia.

Several days from the life of a landowner's estate on the eve of Christmas are shown through the perception of a boy. The action takes place in Russia in the second half of the 19th century.

Twelve-year-old Nina's mom returns from a trip and finds out that her daughter is in the hospital. The reason for the girl's state of shock is the loss of her beloved dog. The dog faces many challenges and adventures on the way to his home.