No Matter How the Rope Twists

A satirical express train sets off on its way. The driver S. Mikhalkov gives a farewell beep ... On the first carriage an inscription - "Summer cottage". The following are 8 short stories ...

It is a story of the relationship of A French writer and a beautiful duchess Ganskaya. The events take place in a picturesque estate of the aristocrat on the Ukrainian land, which is under the power of Polish landowners. Ganskaya is considered to be the most important woman in Balzac’s life.

Alexey Titarenko is very talented pilot and brave leader of "Singing group". He also must look after some new cadets and fight together with them against German Luftwaffe planes. Close to Alexey always are his friends, they are all from different parts of the country, but they all became real brothers.

Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".

The families of 18 soldiers who heroically died in 1944 are meeting at the place of the squad last battle.

Maksim Perepelitsa is a cheerful, mischievous and resourceful young man from a Ukrainian village. He loves to make up stories and invent practical jokes. When he is drafted into the Russian Army, he doesn't stop his antics.

The story is about heiress of the circus family who organizes show "Let's get married" right in the cage for the tigers. Famous motorcyclist Fedya Yermolaev is invited to the circus for a ‘death-defying number’ – to perform a jump on a motorcycle under the big dome! Lena, a custodian at the circus, dreams of becoming a tiger tamer. Stray tigers growl and frighten. Lena enters the cage and...

Victor Ace loves to sing, but is forced to become a car mechanic. Lisa dreams of urban life, but lives in a village. Kostya Lastochkin is an excellent mechanic, but he serves in the army and comes home only on vacation.

The engineer and the reporter arrived at one of the plants of the Altai. They have just completed the institutions and are confident that the future is in their hands. At the plant, all relations are formed around the dubious glory of the Turner Milovidov. A fresh look, self-confidence and each other help friends to expose the "record holder".

Military doctor Vladimir Ustimenko is a man of duty and honor, committed to the cause he serves, and one single love that he carries through his whole life: Varvara Stepanova is a whimsical girl who dreamed of becoming a great actress but eventually became a geologist. The war will cruelly interfere in the fate of the heroes and confuse their relationship even more.

A portrait of a Russian community in the late 19th century based on Chekhov's stories, featuring the author as observer and narrator.

Together with hundreds of other boys and girls, Komsomol members Kolya Kaitanov, Slava Ufimtsev, Alyosha Akishin, Lyolya and Masha came to the construction of the first stage of the Moscow metro. They are united by the romance of the feat, the desire to always be on the most difficult and dangerous site.

A young girl Svetlana just arrived to the small town when a war begun. Her fiancé Igor did not meet Svetlana so she stayed alone to wait for him.

Communist Anna Dronova, a participant in the civil war, returns to her native village. Having become the chairman of the village council, Anna rallies the poor around her and fiercely fights with the kulaks for a new life. Meanwhile, a gang of Pantelei Lychkov successfully operates in the vicinity. By killing his own brother Yakov, who took Anna's side, he makes it clear to everyone and especially Anna that nothing wouldn't stop him.

Summer of 1960. A detachment of exploration geologists is working in the steppe region, and among them is Alyoshka, a guy who, before entering the geological exploration institute, decided to walk with geologists. Unskillful and messy in everyday life, he becomes the object of their jokes and practical jokes, which are not always harmless. However, his persistent character, his timid and pure love for the switchwoman Zinka, who lives with her grandfather on a crossing lost in the steppe, makes the guys from the squad take a different look at this inconspicuous guy and at his relationship with each other.