Natalya Drozhzhina

The story is about a cheerful company of friends who must outwit the villain Cesare, who by blackmail and deception wants to marry the beautiful Chanita.

A hospital nurse becomes an "international girl" — a prostitute who caters to foreigners with hard currency.

The mannequin model Nelly endures the usual hardships of fate: half-love, half-motherhood, half-life. Fate sets a trap for her, and Nelly is forced to make a firm and unequivocal decision.

Mary and Ivan are working on a diamond factory. The wedding day is already set. But Ivan has a secret: during his stay in prison, the leader of the gang gave him a bag of diamonds for safekeeping. Return the "stones" factory — means to Express itself as a partner in crime, throw — sorry, but left for Mary — to destroy love. Soon the "friend" made itself felt and demanded to repay the debt…

Arriving in Moscow, the young, energetic provincial woman quickly joins the circle of booksellers. Having charmed her boss, Svetik got a job in the antiquarian literature department. But soon she herself fell in love, and the gullible bibliomaniac becomes the master of her unspent energy.

At the heart of the movie - true stories about separations and meetings, about search of relatives, the proceeding many years after war.

New Year's Eve 1969: A variety of Russian folklore characters gather in the hut of Baga Yaga to await the arrival of the New Year, amid much foolery, snippets of popular artists of the day, satirical views of the west via a magical kaleidoscope, and other hijinks.