Russia, early 90s. A fictional story inspired by financier Sergey Mavrodi, his securities company "MMM", and the pyramid scheme he ran that left upwards of fifteen million investors with nothing when it crashed.

The play was directed by Mark Zakharov and is based on the play "Brother Chichikov," inspired by N.V. Gogol's poem "Dead Souls." The performance intertwines the adventures of Chichikov with the phantasmagoric occurrences involving him and Pannochka.

The employees of a radio station in Moscow are forced to organize the elections campaign for a future governor in one of Russia districts.

Пройти «точку возврата» означает, никогда не вернуться туда, где начат путь. Каким бы сложным и долгим он не был — выбор можно сделать лишь единожды. У всех героев фильма есть своя предельно достижимая отметка на жизненном маршруте, пройдя которую, быть прежним невозможно. Похоронив любимых женщин — жену Лену и дочь Танечку, Родин отгораживается от внешнего мира: не подходит к операционному столу, не садится за руль автомобиля. Вернуть профессора затворника в привычную колею, пытается сосед по дому, старинный приятель семьи Родина — детектив Герман.

Катя - успешная писательница, выпускающая одну за другой книги по психологии семейных отношений. В предвкушении романтического ужина с мужем Алексеем, Катя находит дома бархатную коробочку с кольцом, которое, скорее всего, вечером преподнесет ей любимый. Но это не единственный сюрприз, который ожидает ее в этот праздничный день. Утром, зайдя в магазин, Катя сталкивается с Мишей, своей институтской любовью. Двадцать лет назад они расстались по глупости и упрямству, как это бывает в юности...

Ivan Mirosnikov, a cheeky young man in the Gorbachev era, is trying to figure out what to do with his life (he's not in college, and the 2-year mandatory military service is looming large ahead of him). Meanwhile, he lives with his divorced mother, and works as a courier at a Russian newspaper. Through his job, he meets patronizing Professor Kuznetzov and his rebellious daughter Katya. To annoy the professor, Ivan claims to have an affair with Katya. To his surprise, Katya backs his story up.

Eryoma is marrying Alyonushka, and Shah is marrying Tsarevna Vseslava. Having gained access to oil fountains, Tsarevna builds a "parollet". The treacherous Knight steals Tsarevna's new flying machine, and Shah as well. Having landed in Africa, the Knight and Shah are captured by cannibals... Vseslava, Alyonushka, Eryoma and the Tsar go in search of them on the "winglet". But who will save the heroes at the last minute...?

Moscow, the 90s ... A city without a past and without a future. A city that doesn't forgive mistakes. Showing Moscow bohemia, the criminal business: nightlife, easy money, excitement and confusion form the surface of this life. The main characters of the film are businessman Mike and his friend and partner in smuggling Lev, a psychiatrist Mark and his school friend Irina who became the mistress of a nightclub, her two daughters - a crazy Olga working in the same club as a singer, and Masha - the “Moscow Princess” on the threshold of her thirtieth birthday. Love stories smoothly flow into a crime drama.