Anastasia Krylova

After an accident, ten-year-old Ilya falls into a coma. His father Andrey is on duty at his son's bedside in the hospital, but the attending physician informs that the boy will have to be disconnected from the life support device — this is the law. Andrey offers money, tries to convince the doctor that it is necessary to wait, but everything is useless. Then Andrey brings a gurney with Ilya connected to the device to the first ward he comes across, barricades the door, and, threatening with a gun, takes a doctor and a nurse hostage. Andrey gave his son a man's word that he would save him, and he will keep his word.

Kwi the penguin is transferred from the Moscow Zoo to another city. However, an accident occurs during the transfer, and the little one finds himself alone in the big city. Thus begins his incredible journey home.

Popular football player Anton Kovalev, after spending two years in prison for a drunken brawl in a cafe, is released. The offense blocked the successful career of Kovalev, who was previously the captain of the Russian national team. The reputation of a "downed pilot" does not allow him to continue his favorite business and get a prestigious job. The head of the center for difficult teenagers, Herman, who once raised Anton, offers him a place in the center to prepare difficult children for the local Olympics. Out of desperation, Kovalev agrees to the offer, but he does not even imagine how difficult it will be to find a common language with the guys, and what an important place they can take in his life.

Anna is an educated and bright young woman, with lots of friends and a successful career in marketing. The tragic death of her tyrannical husband a year ago hasn’t broken her – indeed she vowed that nothing would stop her from living her life to the full. Despite having many admirers, Anna takes time to start new relationships and rethink her values. Until she meets Matvey. A young surgeon working at a luxury clinic, he initially seems to be an ideal candidate for Anna. However, Matvey soon reveals himself to be a professional manipulator, well versed in a variety of the most dangerous psychological techniques. Anna quickly realizes that this has happened to her before. She intends to end this cycle of unhealthy relationships and defeat Matvey at his own cruel game.

Raised by his grandmother, Empress Catherine II, who saw in her eldest grandson the direct heir to the throne, and the European teacher Lagarp, Alexander adheres to liberal views and admires the first years of Napoleon's rule: he dreams that Russia will one day have a republic. After Catherine's death, during the reign of Paul, Alexander continues to hope for reforms. However, he soon becomes disillusioned with Pavel both as a father and as a statesman. As a result of the conspiracy, Emperor Paul the First is killed, and Alexander, haunted by guilt over his father's death, is forced to ascend the throne in order to resist the new intrigues of the aristocrats and his domineering mother. At the same time, Alexander understands that Russia is under threat: war with the invincible Napoleon is inevitable, it's only a matter of time.

The Sokolov family has grown significantly and moved to a new house. Timofey and Polina had a second child, and Ilya got married. It would seem that only Max does not think about his personal life and is completely focused on business — a small family bakery. The established order collapses when Max brings Lera, who is several years older than him, and her ten—year-old son into the house.

Fyodor is an ordinary guy who discovers a mysterious gift. He is being followed by people in desperate need to find closure from their past. One little inconvenience- they are ghosts. And the only way to get rid of them is for Fyodor to help them find what is holding them off on Earth and help them make a final departure. Things get even more complicated when Fyodor's own father appears on his doorstep. He was only nineteen when he died, and his closure is the fact that he left behind a son that he didn't really get to know.

Faced with insurmountable problems, five young Muscovites flee to a monastery near the half-abandoned village of Topi. They view the trip as an adventure, a long-awaited freedom from worries, and an opportunity to forget. However, the journey turns into a series of mysterious events that only brings closer what they fled from and make them doubt the reality of what's happening.

Forty—five-year-old Anatoly Stolbov has been the head of the village of Ruzskoye for several years. He successfully manages the budget, periodically arranging lavish feasts and demonstrations for the commission from the center. His daughter Tanya went to Africa a year ago to teach Russian, and he misses her terribly. My daughter is finally returning, along with a group of Africans who have nowhere to live due to a natural disaster. Stolbov does not want to receive guests, but a commission from the center arrives here. Tanya represents the Africans to the commission and says that on Anatoly's initiative, their village participates in an international program of mutual assistance and resettlement. The commission praises Stolbov and promises to allocate money for the development of the program. Therefore, Stolbov and other villagers are forced to tolerate exotic guests. But when Anatoly finds out that Tanya is going to marry an African, his patience comes to an end.

About the mysterious circumstances of Anna Karenina's life and the fate of all the characters in the novel.