St. Petersburg, 1912. The progress of the new century comes, however, human nature does not change with the progress – people deprive each other of their lives, sometimes in the most terrible and incredible ways. Each time, when the metropolitan police, along with all their modern equipment, can not cope with another terrible murder, they call on the help of the 40-year-old Arkady Voskresensky ( Yuri Kolokolnikov), professor of medicine. The cases that
Voskresensky is investigating for eight episodes are the most inexplicable and shocking. But case by case, Voskresensky proves that behind the unthinkable crimes are real killers who cannot hold back the dark sides of their desires.
Лучшие подруги Татьяна и Настя оказываются в ЗАГСе одновременно, но по разным поводам: Татьяна разводится, а Настя, которая также приходится сестрой бывшему мужу Татьяны, выходит замуж за симпатичного врача-педиатра Павла. Настя и Павел познакомились на вечере блиц-свиданий и влюбились друг в друга с первого взгляда. В свои тридцать пять они решили не тратить время на долгие свидания и вот, спустя два месяца упоительного романа играют свадьбу, правда, Павел не знает, что у Насти есть кое-какие скелеты в шкафу. Пока Татьяна делит с бывшим мужем совместно нажитое имущество, Настя и Павел, купаясь в любви, отправляются в медовый месяц в курортный городок. Спустя несколько дней Татьяна внезапно узнает, что Настя бесследно пропала. Охваченные дурным предчувствием, Татьяна и Олег бросаются на поиски исчезнувшей.
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Masha arrives in Moscow in search of a father, the existence of which she learned recently. She finds temporary shelter in an apartment where two women already live, working as cashiers in the nearest supermarket. Lonely forty-year-old Olga has been saving all her life for her own housing and is just getting ready to buy her dream home. Thirty-year-old Irina single-handedly raises her daughter and goes on dates as for work – she hopes to arrange her personal life.
This is a story of female friendship represented by officers of the criminal investigation Irina Galko and Yulia Gamayun. Women’s intuition, penetration and empathy (popularly – sympathy)assist in investigating murders, but professional skills paradoxically do not help them at all in their personal lives: Irina is chasing the mythical mistress of her husband who actually left, trying to protect his underground drug business, and Yulia did not myopically discern that her married lover-colleague cheated not only on his wife, but also on her, and now she is suspected of attempted murder. Raking up the mess in their personal lives, they are forced to fulfill their direct responsibilities – to solve cases in their native Yaroslavl.
Лена, ухоженная красотка, вместе со своим богатым мужем путешествует по Волге на собственной яхте. Им приходится встать на вынужденный ремонт в городе Заволжске – полетела электропроводка. муж сходит на берег в поисках приключений, а Лена сталкивается с шокирующей российской действительностью в лице электрика Димы (под сорок, вдовец с тремя детьми). Раздраженная Лена срывает злость на Диме, и в итоге выталкивает его с яхты, не заплатив ни копейки. Поздно ночью она сама случайно падает за борт, пьяный муж этого не замечает, командуя «полный вперед» – после крупной ссоры он уверен, что Лена отправилась домой. На следующий день Дима встречает в городской больнице Заволжска Лену с полной амнезией, которая тем не менее, качает права и скандалит с персоналом. Дима решает проучить эту дамочку. Он объявляет Лену своей женой и привозит ее домой. Если она считает себя хозяйкой жизни, пусть поработает хозяйкой у него на кухне. За те несколько дней, что она проведет в этом шумном доме, Лене предстоит научиться готовить и убираться, найти общий язык с младшими детьми, стать хорошей подругой для «дочери»-подростка. А главное – почувствовать себя частью большой семьи и встретить настоящую любовь в лице Димы – электрика, который так зло над ней пошутил…
Katerina still lives with her parents. Her husband hopes to get her back. However, Katerina is still thinking about Anton and wants to talk to him. But Anton continues to avoid her. He is against relations with a married woman.
In the fitness club, thefts became more and more often. Only instructor Alexandra knows who is behind it. Alexandra didn’t like Katerina from day one. The more successful Katerina became, the stronger Alexandra’s hatred grew. On finding the right moment, she accuses Katerina of the thefts. Katerina is fired from the club. However, the last two months changed Katerina not only externally but internally too. Her self-confidence and sports determination are back. Besides, she has friends now. With their help, Katerina manages to prove her innocence. She returns to the club as a full-fledged instructor. Katerina realized that in the course of her marriage, she and Kirill grew apart and they are not close people anymore. It makes no sense to keep the family without love. Their daughter will be the first to feel false emotions. They may be good parents even when not living together – they have already proved it. Katerina and Kirill break up. For the first time in many years, Katerina allows herself to be happy. Plucking up her courage, she invites Anton for a sincere talk. She confesses her love and he confesses that it’s mutual.
After 12 years of a happy marriage, Katerina finds out that her husband is unfaithful to her. He explains his affair by the fact that during the years of their life together, Katerina, a champion of Russia in tennis and a beauty, turned into a dull housewife and lost her past attractiveness. Katerina is crushed and humiliated, as she had sacrificed her career in sports for the sake of her husband and daughter. Katerina and her daughter go to stay at her parents’. She hopes to return her husband’s love, but she is sure for that that, she needs to put herself in order and lose weight.
To achieve her goal and also to earn for the living, Katerina tries to get a job of a fitness instructor in a fitness club where her only girlfriend Svetlana works. At the interview, Katerina convinces the manager to hire her for a trial period as a trainee. Now, our heroine has two months to prove to herself and the others that she is worthy of something. Her news life brings not only challenges but new friends too.
“Paradise corner” is a peaceful place for the wealthy. Vera, a young girl from Belarus, gets a job in one of the mansions as a housekeeper. In fact, her real target is to find her missing friend Lesya, who left six months ago to work here. At first, it seems impossible for Vera that someone could harm her friend in this quiet and cozy place. But soon she realizes – behind each of the fences is a mystery, sufficient enough to take her friends life…
Moscow, 1966. Young soviet football celebrity Valery Gusko was charged with murder. Every evidence is testifying against him. The last hope is accidental witness, the amateur photographer Kostya Lopushinsky. Kostya and Valera were playing in the same youth team with Kostya’s father as trainer. Now for the sake of worrying for his trainee father Kostya decides to assist investigation. As stool pigeon he joins then unknown world of Moscow spivs and high society.
The protagonist of our story, Dr.Tyrsa , is absolutely convinced that an adult, intelligent person has the right to choose and is free to control his own fate. He does not believe in “higher meanings” and the existence of “someone there in heaven” who would have the right to decide, dictate, and even more so measure: whom, how much and how to live on this Earth. Man is the master of his life, and his firm and balanced decision regarding his own fate requires respect.
