The works of this sculptor astonish with their lifelike presence! It feels as though we are not looking at marble figures, but at living people: Ivan the Terrible, Peter I, Nestor the Chronicler, Christ... The emotions, movements, and character of each figure are rendered with breathtaking precision. The brilliant creations of Mark Antokolsky are perhaps even more renowned than the artist himself—possibly because he spent a significant part of his life outside Russia. Yet, it was Russia that remained in his heart, and it was Russia’s heroes and historical figures that he most often chose to immortalize in his sculptures.

Chronicle of events and at the same time reflection and warning, which clearly states that covid has entered our life and, perhaps, humanity will have to live and fight with it for a long time, and maybe always. The collapsed pandemic not only physically changed us, but also raised many previously unknown questions for society. The heroes of the film are more than forty people who directly came into contact with her and had a variety of ways to do with what is called "coronavirus infection."

The documentary film tells about the little-known pages of the history of Crimea: the rescue of one of the masterpieces of the architecture of the peninsula, the Vorontsov Palace in Alupka, whose unique collection of paintings and crystal was preserved for posterity by the researcher S.G. Schekoldin. Risking his life, he played a long and dangerous game with the enemy, ensuring that not a single exhibit was removed during the occupation of Crimea by Nazi Germany in the period from 1941 to 1944.

The phenomenon of Babel, as a bright and extraordinary personality, has been tried to be understood by many. Moreover, this was largely due to the fact that there are a huge number of gaps and white spots in the biography of this writer. Babel himself adored hoaxes and often invented a biography for himself. However, the authors of the film did not set themselves the goal of unraveling these mysteries, rather they wanted to look into the soul and understand the inner world of this subtle, deeply feeling person.

The film tells about the creative path of the outstanding Russian writer of Abkhaz origin Fazil Abdulovich Iskander (1929-2019). The writer's widow, close friends recall various episodes from his life, trying to unravel his phenomenon.

The story of John Kapodistrias, who lived during the time of Napoleon and Alexander the First. He influenced the course of history not only of the Ionian Islands, where he was born, lived and became the ruler, but also of Russia and a number of European countries.

The documentary tells about the life and work of the first People's Commissar of Finance of the RSFSR, Grigory Yakovlevich Sokolnikov, who, in a situation of devastation and financial chaos, saved the sharply fallen ruble. In just three years from 1921-1924, he managed to introduce the "golden chervonets" into monetary circulation, the basis for turning the ruble into hard currency.

The film tells about the fate of the Nobel laureate Peter Leonidovich Kapitsa. For 10 years, the leading physicist worked in England in Rutherford's laboratory, but circumstances have changed. Returning to his homeland, Kapitsa was no longer able to leave the country. In the context of difficult relations with the authorities, Kapitsa created an institute that has become one of the best physical and technical laboratories in the world.

The film tells about the Moscow Architectural Institute. This is the main architectural school in Russia, recognized throughout the world. Now its teachers and students are taking part in developing ways to restore the unique historical monuments of Syrian Palmyra, destroyed by ISIS militants.

An amazing fact is the coincidence in time of the heroic defense of Moscow and the Chinese city of Changsha during the decisive period of the Second World War.

1940 War has come to Europe. Russian émigré writer Ivan Bunin, a Nobel laureate, moves from Paris to the south of France with his wife, Vera Nikolaevna Muromtseva. In the vicinity of the city of Grasse, they rent the villa "Jeanette", which became the shelter of the Bunins and their friends for a long five years.

A film about the history of Orthodox monasteries, which were located on the territory of Kosovo until the end of the last century. During the tragic events in Kosovo in the early 2000s, fifteen Orthodox monasteries and more than twenty churches were burned or destroyed. It is here, as in no other part of the planet, that Orthodox Christians suffer for the Faith. They carry it in their hearts, do not complain about their fate and with dignity endure the trials and sacrifices that have befallen them.

The authors are trying to trace the fate of people who, against their own will, are closely connected with the harsh special services. Among the protagonists of the cycle are Raoul Wallenberg, who saved thousands of Hungarian Jews, the Russian emigrant Konstantin Melnik, who headed French intelligence under de Gaulle, the keeper of the royal galleries, the learned art critic Sir Anthony Blunt and Baroness Maria Budberg-Zakrevskaya.

In the first series of the cycle, we are talking about the first wave of emigration, which brought almost two million refugees to foreign shores.