In the very center of Ukraine, just 191 kilometers from Kyiv, is the village of Balakleya. Its inhabitants live their lives, self-sufficient, not needing the outside world at all. They lay the Christmas table, sing carols, go to visit each other, and plant potatoes in the spring. Their way of life is based on traditions that have been developing for centuries and that exist now. Religion in Balakliya is closely intertwined with the life of the villagers and forms their identity. Watching the preparation of food and feasts, the authors plunge into the unhurried, measured life of a completely isolated world, the main principles of which are based on hospitality and love for one's neighbor.

The history of one of the largest enterprises in the south of Russia. A story about a city and people whose fate was changed by the Solombala machine-building plant.

The rediscovery of a long-lost working class literary masterpiece enables Jack Chadwick to pursue his dreams of writing and helps the author of the film find compassion for the struggles of her late father.

Photographer had his own good and very profitable photo studio in the center of Moscow. But because of the dishonesty of the partner and the crisis, he lost it, there was no money left, there was no work, the equipment had to be paid for debts! Then the Photographer simply decided to change his life, took a couple of view banners left from the studio with a beautiful tropical beach and Red Square, got on a bicycle, and rode around the country. He began to photograph villagers against the backdrop of palm trees and the Mausoleum for modest money, food, accommodation, and sometimes for free.

There is no city in Russia where there would not be her students. But who was the people's artist and teacher Rimma Belyakova before entering the Moscow Art Theater? What prompted her to enter the theatrical field? The film will tell about her life, students and how fate and stage are sometimes firmly connected.

Folk groups bring to the viewer a piece of the national spirit, preserving and passing on from generation to generation the indigenous traditions, the origins of folk art. During its half-century history, more than one hundred residents of the city have passed through the Raduga folk dance group. And, of course, most of them will have the warmest memories of rehearsals and performances. Galina Petrovna Shershen is the founder of the ensemble and its fiery motor, core and pillar, around her, as in a round dance, everything revolves, boils and works.

The film shows the process of creating an etude for showing by young theater studio students. From the search for a plot, work on a character, the attitude of the actors themselves to their protagonists, to being shown on stage.

The film illustrates the current document of modern Russia.

The film tells the stories of Yakut children during the Great Patriotic War of 1941-1945. The protagonists are residents of the Tattinsky region of Yakutia, who during the war were from 6 to 14 years old. In the film, through artistic drawings and animation, their life is recreated in the deep rear, thousands of kilometers from the front line. In small Yakut villages, these children survived the war, suffered from hunger, cold, worked on an equal basis with adults and saw the death of loved ones. This film is a tribute and gratitude to the veterans of the Great Patriotic War and the home front, the children of the war, their heroic work was done in the name of peace on earth.

In the fourth episode of the documentary project with Father Andrei Tkachev, we learn: How a Russian poetess from St. Petersburg became a nun, after whom a street in Paris was named? Why was she disliked by the future Metropolitan Antony of Surozh? And what ultimately brought them together? How did the Marxist Nikolai Berdyaev become a deeply devout philosopher by the end of his life? And what did he dream of before his death? Why did Israel award the title of Righteous Among the Nations to the Russian nun Maria (Skobtsova)? And why did she voluntarily go to the gas chamber?

In Yekaterinburg, for three years now, there has been a social theater "New Start", in which non-professional artists and pensioners play. Thanks to the ideological inspirer and director Vladislav Sakhnov, these people revealed their creative potential and were forever infected with love for the theater.

The film-portrait will show the daily life of Lida Moniava, Development Director of the House with a Lighthouse Charitable Foundation. Every year, its activities change the lives of thousands of people. It was she who made the phrase “palliative care” understandable to everyone.

In the final episode Pavel Astakhov ascends Mount Ararat in search of the answer to the main question: where is the Ark of Salvation today?

This film focuses on the controversial issues of migration and Islamism. How to preserve the Motherland, which was completely destroyed by the bombing? Is it easy for Middle Easterners to adapt to Europe? How do they smell the "smell of freedom"? And do they all aspire to return home someday? The heroes of the film wanted to escape from the war, but again fell into its trap. Syrians who were looking for peace, but ended up in Ukraine in the midst of a military conflict. Is it possible to find peace where there is war? And will this country become a new Motherland or only a temporary refuge?

Magomed Ilyasovich Umakhanov is one of those people whom Dagestan proudly presents to the world. He led the republic for many years. And the Dagestanis remember how for many years prosperity and joy entered their homes, how power stations and factories were built, how cities grew and became prettier.

Horses for the Kazakhs have always been symbols of drive and victory. The story of the conquest of Mount Olympus in the Soviet era began with the legendary Absinthe. And now in Kazakhstan there are people and horses who are ready to storm the Olympic heights.

The history of the Brazilian-Uruguayan family of Old Believers who consider themselves Russian. Alexey Kilin, whose ancestors were once forced to flee from Soviet power to South America, returned to his homeland in the Amur Region, where he is waiting for his ex-wife Agripina and son Demyan from Brazil after a 13-year separation in order to build family happiness again, now in the historical homeland.

A film about life in a small town and the transformation of the author's attitude towards it for the better. The basis for solving all problems is a change in their perception.

Home automation technology appeared in the middle of the XX century, but to this day, few people know how it works. Together with the characters of the film, the viewer will plunge into the world of smart homes, where they will find answers to all questions regarding this interesting technology.

Meditative walk around St. Petersburg. The camera peers into the texture of the shabby walls of houses, studying the changes in color depending on weather conditions and seasons.