The story takes place on a quiet peninsula away from Buenos Aires, where more than the first generation of Russian Old Believers live, preserving their language, faith and way of life. The main characters are real opposites: she is an Old Believer who lives by the rules of the community, and he is a policeman, an emigrant from Russia, who knows no mercy for criminals. They were not destined to meet, but their paths crossed…
A Russian emigrant in Scandinavia sends her son to school, but he does not return. In search of a child, she finds herself at a dead end: according to the laws of the new juvenile justice, her son is the property of the state.
Sergey, a businessman from Barnaul, comes to Mexico on vacation with his adult daughter Dasha. At the hotel, Dasha meets a girl of the same age, Anya, who came on vacation with her father, Mikhail, a professor of geology. The girls want to have fun, and they go to a nightclub, from where they do not return. At night, a dead Mexican guy is found on the seashore, with whom Dasha and Anya were last seen. After a short investigation, the police announce that the girls also drowned. At the same time, their bodies could not be found, and in general the case looks very confusing. Sergei and Mikhail believe that the girls were abducted by locals, but no arguments work on the police. A heated Sergei makes a scandal, which is why he and Mikhail are ordered to leave the country, otherwise they will go to prison.
In 2008, cousins, students Lena and Natasha, dream of a beautiful life, and each in their own way tries to conquer Moscow, losing friends, family and dignity along the way. After 13 years, the sisters will meet again at the funeral of the father of one and the husband of the other. Lena does not believe in an accident and wants to take revenge on Natasha, whom she suspects of murder. Moreover, her father's parting gift gives her such an opportunity.
A great sporting past is something our country can be proud of. Since their debut at the Olympic Games in 1952, our athletes have won dozens of victories. The USSR national team, and later Russia, is one of the strongest teams on the planet. The whole world applauded the courage and character of our Olympians.
Kyrgyz Mika deceives both his beloved girlfriend and his mother, and sometimes himself. Over time, it becomes increasingly difficult for him to dodge and control the consequences of his lies.