The film takes place in two conditional "worlds" separated by symbolic gates. The first world is modernity, the 21st century, where life is in full swing. The second world is a kind of "magical" space of a fairy tale with all its inherent attributes – luxurious palaces, amazing clothes, harems, intrigues and wizards.
Rodion Raskolnikov, a student, kills the old protsentratschitsa and her sister with an axe. He needs money, for he has pawned his father's watch. Rodion is horrified by what he has done. Raskolnikov is distraught - he cannot find a place for himself. His sister Dunya is about to marry without love, his theory of the "extraordinary man" is falling apart before his eyes, and Rodion himself is sinking deeper and deeper into the abyss of fears and nightmares. Those investigating the murder of the interest-girl are getting closer and closer to Raskolnikov. Fate brings him together with Sonechka Marmeladova. The girl, left without parents, has to work as a prostitute to survive. It is she who persuades Rodion to confess to the murder....
An elegantly produced documentary divided into eight parts and running nearly seven hours in length, The Romanovs beautifully encapsulates the epic story of the Russian Dynasty over the course of over three hundred years.
Paul I is called a tyrant and even a madman, but his character and history are much deeper than the mask that his descendants undeservedly endowed him with. His mother's estrangement, rejection of the court and endless attempts to figure out who and why actually killed his father formed a deeply tragic personality. After becoming emperor after many years of waiting, Paul sought to get rid of the permissiveness of the nobility and improve the lives of serfs and ordinary soldiers. However, will he succeed in realizing his plans and retaining power?
World War 1. Over 35 world powers were involved in this conflict. As a result, four empires – Russian, Austria-Hungary, Ottoman and German – ceased to exist… The participant countries lost 12 million killed, 55 million were wounded… From the series, the viewers will learn about the overall course of the war and follow the incredible life stories of its heroes.
An intense drama of life behind bars - where a mother takes the fault of manslaughter for her son. Lies, deceit and greed drive her family into a world of corrupt cops, power-hungry men and vicious women. Can she get her life back on track?
The life of an advertiser does not look successful: the work brings income and satisfaction, the beloved woman agreed to get married. But everything collapses in one moment: Kostya's father dies, and on his hands is not only a family business – a manufacturer of women's shoes, but also helpless relatives who are used to the fact that their problems are solved by a man. Kostya is clearly not suitable for the role of "head of the family": he does not devote enough time to his fiancee Sonya and daughter marusa, he does not communicate much with his mother, and even less with his daughter from his first marriage. He is not interested in the family business and does not delve into the business of the company. But the tragedy forces him to grow up: Kostya no longer goes with the flow, but finds the strength to stand at the helm of the company and be a support for all his women.