Praised for its fine photography and production design if not its narrative, Sergei Bondarchuk directed this adaptation of the tale by Alexander Pushkin. Boris Godunov came to the Czarist throne at the end of the 16th century, after the original heir to Ivan the Terrible had died. At first, things went well for Godunov (played by Bondarchuk), but when the Russian people began to believe he had killed Ivan the Terrible's son in order to gain the throne, an alliance sprang up against the new Czar. Events continued to spin out of control as a young monk was presented as the son Godunov had supposedly killed. Now he was openly accused of failing an assassination attempt, which seems to be even worse than succeeding. In addition to these woes, Boris Godunov began to suffer serious health problems. So much for the joys of kingship.

Soldiers of the Russian-Mongolian Joint Special Detachment, who are carrying out a special mission, went to the front line of the war and assumed the responsibility of conducting a sharp emotional and ideological battle with words and sounds. Therefore, the contribution of these people in the battle of Khalkh River was huge. This film shows the Khalkh River War and its scope through the actions of the "Little Squad" and the thoughts of its heroes.

A.N. Ostrovsky recalls the first period of his creative work (1849–1859), when he began collaborating with the Maly Theatre and with masters of the Russian stage such as L.P. Kositskaya, M.S. Shchepkin, and P.M. Sadovsky. Almost every character in this film is a real historical figure.

The unexpected death of his brother, a fishery inspector, changes the life of a drunken former athlete who was predicted to have a brilliant career. Suspecting local poachers, he decides to take revenge...

By a twist of fate, Prince Olensky, a scholar of art history and the director of the Hermitage, is entrusted with the mission of preserving the museum's collection for Russia during the October days of 1917.

March 9, 1918. After the German army violated the terms of the Brest Peace, Petrograd is filled with refugees from the front. Leaders of the young Soviet country are urgently and in complete secrecy moving from Petrograd to Moscow.