Aleksandr Vampilov

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A thief on the run convinces a single father that he is his long-lost son. Complications ensue when he falls in love with his newfound "sister".

Two students are late for the last commuter train and have to spend a night in a strange town. They rack their brains about where to find shelter and quite by chance they overhear a talk between father and son. The son is an adolescent who is head over heels in love with a girl several years his senior. He is living through the first drama of his life though his love is just puppy love. Then, being resourceful fellows, they think of a plan to pass one of them for the elder son of this family. The reason they give for his unexpected arrival is that he is a child of the father's long-forsaken love. They presume this cock-and-bull story will come off, and right they are!

A powerful life takeoff. A career breakthrough. A renewed passion in a relationship with a wonderful, smart, beautiful wife. Moving to the elite quarter, to the "thickets" of the local provincial paradise. Victor is showered with gifts of fate, he is happy to an incredible extent. Why is it so difficult for him to accept these gifts?

Engineer Zilov, having woken up, finds the funeral wreath at his place – his friends' present. This rather symbolic joke makes him recollect the previous night as well as 2 last months...

A drama about an affair between 18 years old dinning-room waitress and much older police investigator.

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About a hairdresser who became a playwright, not knowing how deep the ford decided to step.

The indecisiveness and shyness of the village schoolteacher Tretyakov prevent him from confessing his love to Astafyeva, the head of the collective farm’s dairy. Not realizing that his feelings are returned, Tretyakov decides to leave the village. However, the heroine herself comes to his aid…

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A young student suddenly must to make a choice between love and career..

The driver and the forwarder, who came on a business trip, drank everything they had and the next morning they went to ask passers-by for money. There was a kind person who gave them a large sum, but instead of gratitude, the drunkards interrogated the donor with bias...

Life of a small town in Siberian taiga (Chulimsk) revolves around a small cafe, where a young girl Valentina works as a bartender. Valentine is in love with the local detective Shamanov, ineffable, strict yet charming man, who recently arrived to Chulimsk. Despite a loving relationship with the chemist's Shamanova Zina and his mature age, Valentine finds the courage to confess her love to Shamanov. Up to this point never noticed the beauty and uniqueness of Valentina, Shamans suddenly realizes that this sweet, modest girl is his happiness.

Two men at a country dacha are having an intimate conversation about life and love. And then She appears.

The second part of the collection "Provincial jokes".

The first part of "Provincial Anecdotes".