The Reserve

Based on the novel of the same name by Vera Panova. The story takes place at a major defense plant in the final days of the Great Patriotic War and in the first months following the victory. The war has brought together very different people at Kruzhilikha — the name of the plant — united by a common goal: to support the front and do everything they can for the sake of victory.

Extraordinary and mysterious events begin very ordinarily: journalist Larsen arrives at the home of the famous writer, Nobel laureate Znorco, to conduct an interview. The writer lives alone on an island in the Norwegian Sea. During the interview, details of Znorco’s life and work are revealed. The writer's new novel is a genuine correspondence between Znorco and his lover, who later became Larsen's wife. Several years ago, she passed away, yet letters from her continued to arrive.

A young man arrives in a village to visit his uncle, a retired colonel, and finds the local community "enslaved" by a man who, according to him, "will remain in history." The situation develops into a tragicomedy and takes on elements of phantasmagoria.

Based on the eponymous drama by A.S. Pushkin. TV version of the performance by the Drama and Comedy Theatre on Taganka (director Yuri Lyubimov).

Based on the story by M. Gorky 'On a Raft'.

What happened to the Montague and Capulet families the day after the death of the lovers...

Based on the novel The Gambler by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky.

TV version of the performance by the Maly Theatre. Based on the eponymous play by M. Gorky.

The story of a Moscow academic family, rapidly "falling apart" after the death of its head. Yet, the family members strive to preserve their inner nobility and find a foundation in their new life.

About the festival that took place in Tbilisi in 1987.

Based on the play by A.P. Chekhov. TV version of the performance by the Maly Theatre.

A television play by Konstantin Antropov, staged by the 'School of Contemporary Drama' theater, based on the stories by Vasily Shukshin: 'Grief,' 'How the Old Man Died,' and 'Uncle Yermolai.'

Based on the works of S. Yesenin, staged by the Moscow Art Academic Theatre of the USSR named after M. Gorky. The performance incorporates documents, letters, and memoirs of A. Blok, S. Gorodetsky, M. Gorky, B. Pasternak, A. Yesenina, E. Yesenina, A. Lunacharsky, V. Mayakovsky, V. Meyerhold, and A. Miklashevska.

The ruined barber Svirid Petrovich Golokhvosty decides to improve his situation by marrying the unattractive daughter of the wealthy merchant Prokop Serko. However, at the same time, he encounters the beautiful Galina.

A young woman, who has lost faith in life and love, comes to see a psychiatrist with the intention of changing her gender. However, this meeting radically changes both her plans and her perception of life.