Olga Arntgolts

Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King Charles XII of Sweden. Although separated by war and allegiance, fate has not finished with them.

A veteran of the Chechen War is helped by the ghosts of his two fallen comrades to leave the war behind.

Eda Savenko finds herself in a situation where she wants to take her daughter to a restaurant, but her parents refuse to provide the necessary funds. She decides to take drastic action by robbing the dining room and subsequently consuming alcohol. Observing a girl with another person, she makes a dramatic gesture by cutting her veins, leading to her admission to the ‘Quiet Ward’ of the Saburka psychiatric hospital.

A pretty, young girl from a coal-mining town comes to Moscow with dreams of becoming a supermodel in this satirical look at the fashion industry.

A police captain and the widow of a murdered customs official investigate corruption in a port city on the Black Sea.

A journalist finds himself in a dire criminal situation. Some would resort to violence, but he picks up a pen and masterfully extricates himself from the predicament, turning the entire city upside down in the process.

Fedya and Tatiana, a happily married couple, visit their friends Konstantin and Lena. Following heavy drinking, Konstantin and Fedya loose consciousness. Next morning, we find that the couples have swapped and are searching for a solution.

Igor and Masha were a happy family - until his mistress appeared. She broke their marriage and molested their only child. Masha is up for a revenge.

A youth TV novel about school life. The situations that the characters find themselves in are familiar to every teenager, and the problems that the characters are trying to solve are of concern to everyone: how to deal with unrequited love (and is it necessary?), how to resolve a conflict with teachers or classmates, how to find a common language with parents, how to skip a physical education lesson, how, finally, to wipe the two in the diary without consequences for school life.

The black room. Enclosed space. The action unfolds as if slowly. You understand that every word, every gesture of the heroes have a special, secret, as yet absolutely incomprehensible meaning. But you feel: you can't miss a single nuance. There are two or three heroes in each novel. There is a real drama between them, which ends with an explosion. Sometimes figuratively, and sometimes literally. Time is continuous: there is no yesterday and tomorrow.

Two rich people of steppe blood of Kalmykia are going to marry their children. They intend to surprise the guests with the newest Tarantino film, a copy of which should be obtained before the world premiere. To buy this film, ambassadors from the head of the groom's family are sent to America with a bag of diamonds.

Angelica meets the wealthy Igor and, after some time, becomes his wife. A few years later, their marriage turns into a mutual torment. Igor is constantly dissatisfied with his wife and strictly controls her every move. Persuaded by Sasha, Igor’s brother, Angelica starts gambling at the casino. But for some reason, she loses every time. A mysterious woman hints to Igor that he needs to get rid of his wife. And Sasha, in turn, lets Angelica know that her husband can be killed. Complete strangers recognize Angelica as someone they know. Among Igor’s belongings, she finds a gun and a passport in her name. Judging by the visas stamped in the document, Angelica has traveled halfway around the world, even though in reality she has never been anywhere...