The Potykayev family lives in Moscow in a large house near the Kiev railway station opposite the Foreign Ministry (although the distance between the Foreign Ministry and the Kiev railway station is one kilometer). Its head - Alexander works as a manager in a company that sells computers. The mother does not work because there are three children in the family: a 17-year-old daughter, a 14-year-old son and a 5-year-old Pasha.
Each series is a finished story. The main place of action is the apartment of this family.
«Жди меня» — телепрограмма, ток-шоу и в то же время национальная служба поиска людей. Ведущие — Игорь Кваша, Михаил Ефремов, Мария Шукшина. В разное время, заменяя постоянных в
Faktor A is the Russian version of the The X Factor television talent show franchise. It is broadcasts on Russia 1 television station. The show is named Faktor A, with the letter "A" chosen in honor of Alla Pugacheva, head of the jury. Faktor A debuted in 2011 as a new series 1.
Sekret Uspekha was a Russian popular music talent show, broadcast on Saturdays on RTR. It was similar in format to Narodniy Artist, and was the Russian version of the British show The X Factor, created by Simon Cowell. The Секрет Успеха of the title refers to the secret and undefinable "something" that makes for star quality. The show is primarily concerned with identifying singing talent, though personality, stage presence and dance routines are also an important element of many performances.
There were two series. The first was in 2005 and title was won by Vladimir Sapovskiy. A second series was broadcast in 2007, and title won by Nikolay Timokhin.
The show was cancelled after two series because of insufficient number of viewers, but after the immense success of the X Factor series internationally, a new Russian series was launched, named Faktor A after the name of Alla Pugacheva rather than Faktor X.
Narodniy Artist is a television show based on the popular British show Pop Idol. The show is a contest to determine the best young singer in Russia. The show is produced by RTR in association with FBI Music & FremantleMedia. Season 1 & 2 was hosted by Fekla Tolstaya & Ivan Urgant.
Narodniy Artist remains today the only Idol show to feature miming in their "best of" show where none of the contestants sang live.