Viktor Saraikin

The action begins at a meeting in a Voronezh hospital. Doctor Tatiana Bobrova is nervous - she needs to go home, but the head doctor won't let her go until all the issues are resolved. Finally, she manages to escape. Her husband, police captain Sergei Bobrov, who holds one of the key positions in the Internal Affairs Department, is waiting for her at home. He meets her with a stream of accusations, quickly drives himself into a frenzy and beats Tatiana, neatly bypassing her face and visible parts of her body. Tatiana got married three months ago, and two weeks ago had already suffered one beating. That time he apologized, swore that it would never happen again... Even then she had already considered running away, but did not have time to prepare properly. And now Tatiana decides to escape immediately.

Everyone considers the world a hopeless old maid. Yes, and the Light itself has long given up on itself: no makeup, no hairstyles, no outfits. Her sister’s husband introduces her to his assistant Cyril, a shy old bachelor who liked Sveta very much. However, he did not arouse sympathy with Sveta, but she is silent about this so as not to offend Cyril. At this time, the former beloved of Sveta returns to the city from abroad. He is the new owner of the restaurant, in which the heroine works as a waitress. Now this is one of the most enviable suitors.

Masha is a young, energetic girl, who has decided to make an adventurous journey across mountain Crimea. On the road she meets a funny man in a bowler hat and vest, who is trying to start his old car with a sledgehammer. Masha decided to become a fellow traveler of the mysterious mustachioed character.

After a long absence, Igor Balagura returns to his hometown. After learning about the suicide of his friend Stas Olenich, a promising scientist and talented tennis player, the hero begins his own investigation...

Story of a successful businessman, who has to protect his business in difficult conditions. He gets entrapped into the net of law enforcement structures and after arrest the protagonist starts to notice weird things: some of his interlocutors appear to be not real persons, but phantoms, created by his consciousness. Fantomness, dematerialization of things that are obvious for common sense brings the author to the next stage of thinking - that the illusion of fear is also fruit of our imagination.

Maria is a single mother of two children. When Maria dies unexpectedly, the children are looked after by Anna, who lives next door. Meanwhile, Nikolai, who wanted to marry Maria, decides to stay with Anna to help raise Maria's kids.

A story about a lonely, unfulfilled woman who is afraid of becoming useless. But the one who really needs it is considered a burden.

The plot is based on a comic situation between a husband and wife (both dreaming of a new family), which finds its happy resolution on New Year's Eve.