Александр Алёшкин

La République de Tchétchénie de nos jours, dans un campement de régiments russes. Alexandra Nikolaevna vient rendre visite à son petit-fils, l'un des meilleurs officiers de son unité. Elle passe ici quelques jours et découvre un autre monde. Il n'y a dans ce monde d'hommes, ni femmes, ni chaleur, ni confort. La vie quotidienne y est miséreuse ; les sentiments ne s'y expriment pas. À moins que les forces et le temps ne manquent pour ces derniers. Ici, chaque jour, chaque minute, des questions de vie ou de mort se résolvent. Néanmoins, ce monde est peuplé d'êtres humains.

On the edge of Dushanbe, in the Republic of Tajikistan, a quiet border checkpoint under Russian control is attacked by Afghans and Tajiks who want it under their control.

L’histoire vraie de l'emblématique gardien de but russe Lev Yachine. Largement considéré aujourd'hui comme le plus grand gardien de but de l'histoire du football, les aspirations de Yachine ont été considérées comme insensées, et comme rien de plus qu'un passe-temps chronophage. Malgré la pression de ses parents pour obtenir un emploi stable en tant qu'ouvrier d'usine, Yachine est accepté comme réserve pour l'équipe nationale russe, les Dynamos.

A mining town in Russia at the end of the nineties. A miners' strike has paralysed the place, corruption and fraud are flourishing in the transitional period from a socialist economy to a market economy. In this world of lost souls lives Yekaterina Artemovna (Katya). This unconspicuous woman has, in the words of her future lover, a "heart of gold". The only bright spots in her lonely life in a meagre communal apartment are literature and her work in the town library. The only bright ray flashed in the life of the heroine is a visiting sailor. But he turns out to be a gigolo and leaves the poor woman. The tense string inside the heroine bursts, the iron nerves lose, and restrained Yekaterina at this point loses all patience with life and ready for the most desperate and cruel revenge...

Tells about the events of November 1945 when the first Post War championship of the USSR winners, Dynamo-Moscow, went on the historic tour of Britain. Soviet football players won not only on the football fields of England. They managed to win the hearts of the English audience, transforming the view created by the Western press and propaganda about the Russian people and the Soviet country.

In a large family, after a trip to the store, another child suddenly appears. He speaks an incomprehensible language and does not know where he came from. But in a family where there is love, this is not important. Gradually, from an undesirable burden, he turns into a beloved family member and returns peace and happiness to the main characters, Sena and Lida.

Afghanistan, spring of the 1985th.

Former border guard Sasha Dymov returns to his native village of Kordona after serving time in prison on false charges. There is nothing left of his previous life — his wife left for her best friend, it is impossible to return to law enforcement agencies. A faithful comrade Trofimych comes to the rescue — he takes Dymov under his wing and arranges an auto mechanic in his workshop. It would seem that there is no more peaceful occupation. But there is a border nearby, secret paths of smugglers, big money, weapons and criminals who dream of hiding from persecution behind the cordon… Only Sasha Dymov can stop this lawlessness. In addition to criminal showdowns, Sasha will have to find a way out of the love triangle. And it won't do without mysticism.