Anatoly Prosalov

Parfenov's documentary is about a brilliant scientist and engineer, born in Russia, but only known on the other side of the ocean. The invention of modern television changed the history of mankind. The invention has an author, who is almost unknown in his homeland. Vladimir Zworykin, born in Murom, a Russian American, was the person who created distant wireless transmission of images.

The main character is a cute ambitious girl Rita from a provincial town on the Black Sea coast. She decides to break out of the routine of doing local weddings and matinees and arrives to conquer the capital, trying to enroll in a drama school. She is waiting for a lot of difficult tests, which sometimes turn into very funny stories.

26 avril 1986, la catastrophe nucléaire à Tchernobyl est en cours. Bientôt les nappes phréatiques risquent d'être contaminées sans l'intervention de l'homme. Les scientifiques et les représentants du Kremlin appellent au courage et à la loyauté patriotique de trois hommes. Les volontaires doivent plonger dans des eaux contaminées du sous-sol du réacteur n°4 qui vient d'exploser afin de vider le réservoir. Ces trois hommes sont communément appelés l’escouade-suicide.