Vladimir Kuteynikov

Première moitié du XIIIème siècle. Si Alexandre Iaroslavitch, prince de Novgorod, est aimé de son peuple, il a aussi de nombreux ennemis. La puissante armée du khan Batyï le menace au sud. Les chevaliers teutoniques projettent d’envahir la Russie avec l’intention manifeste de la convertir à l’Église romaine. Même Ratmir, meilleur ami du prince mais amoureux fou de sa femme, pourrait devenir un dangereux ennemi. Alexandre est encore jeune mais sa bravoure et sa clairvoyance politique vont le mener vers la victoire…

Nikolay Fomich Ferapontov is a muralist and "classic of socialist realism", who lived a life far from sinless. However, all success has remained in the distant past, and in his old age he has to make ends meet, interrupting by random orders. Everything changes when a young art critic Myasoedov appears on his doorstep and finds paintings in the back room, in which he unexpectedly recognizes masterpieces of fine art. Not really imagining the real origin of the paintings, Nikolay Fomich calls himself their author, and from that moment the hunt for money and fame begins.

In a provincial town are waiting for a famous troupe of actors. However, arrived celebrities behave strangely and in preparation for the play with the director arouse suspicion in the "authenticity" arrived ... In the camp of the "actors" his troubles - the only "Prima", whose performance the governor came, himself, runs away with a young hussar to the Gypsies. The evening show, tickets are sold out, and no one to play. On tour to seek "the actress' replacement.

In the center of the plot is a senior investigator named Masha Shvetsova and her male colleagues. The plot is the most vital, but, like in “Streets of Broken Lanterns,” it is seasoned with a fair amount of humor - otherwise, how can the audience (and the heroes) endure countless morgues, identifications and other “cute” charms of the investigative routine?

Rodion Raskolnikov, a student, kills the old protsentratschitsa and her sister with an axe. He needs money, for he has pawned his father's watch. Rodion is horrified by what he has done. Raskolnikov is distraught - he cannot find a place for himself. His sister Dunya is about to marry without love, his theory of the "extraordinary man" is falling apart before his eyes, and Rodion himself is sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss of fears and nightmares. Those investigating the murder of the interest-girl are getting closer and closer to Raskolnikov. Fate brings him together with Sonechka Marmeladova. The girl, left without parents, has to work as a prostitute to survive. It is she who persuades Rodion to confess to the murder....

1895, St. Petersburg. Anastasia Ardashnikova, one of the first women to receive a diploma from the Sorbonne Faculty of Law, returns from France to her homeland. Anastasia has extensive knowledge of advanced investigative techniques that are practically unknown in Russia and is full of hopes to become a criminologist. Not everyone understands her professional fervor. Anastasia's entourage is confident that she is engaged in an unusual business for a woman, and the first experience of a collision with the Russian detective police in the person of bailiff Taras Smolokurov reveals how far Anastasia is from domestic realities.

Russian detectives unwind the ball of the most intricate and cruel crimes. They are consummate professionals, the best cops in town. Even on the most dangerous missions, this quartet never loses their sense of humor. It is it that helps them find the most incredible ways out of any situation. They uphold the law and emerge victorious.