Aleksandr Arsentev

Crybaby

Schoolgirl Masha and her parents are forced to move from Moscow to Novoorsk. After the elite gymnasium on Rublevka, it is not easy for a girl to put up with the rules of a provincial school. At her new school, she becomes a victim of bullying — sophisticated psychological and physical harassment by classmates. It becomes especially harsh because of Masha's feelings for Chris's boyfriend, the main star and rebel of the school. At the suggestion of Chris, the nickname "Crybaby" was glued to Masha. To cope with problems and tears, the heroine is helped only by music and a band that she has put together with other students.

Sklifosovsky

Мирный атом

Six Degrees of Celebration

A collection of several interlinked stories that happen on the New Year's eve...

Следственный комитет

Новогодняя жена

Секрет неприступной красавицы

The Good Man from Szechuan

In the search for a single good person in the province of Sezuan, three gods finally find only poor street girl Shen Te, whom they reward with a large gift of money. Now wealthy, Shen Te is now so exploited by all men that she has no choice but to slip into the shoes of her hard-hearted cousin, Shui Ta. Accused of murdering the missing Shen Te, the supposed Shui Ta confesses his dual role and the gods avoid a conviction. But Shen Te aka Shui Ta is now abandoned by all humans and also by the gods – helpless in the world.

Hostess of "White Nights"

Marina, once “burned” in matters of the heart, promises herself that she will never get married. And men will... only be “used.” She has a private hotel in the very center of St. Petersburg. With her exceptional beauty, Marina attracts many admirers to the hotel, without giving any of them the slightest hope of reciprocity. But one day, Konstantin Solomatin, a naval officer, captain of the first rank, and... an inveterate misogynist, stops at her hotel. He not only does not have loving feelings for our heroine, but also manages, in a fit of anger, to insult her by hinting that she leads the life of a kept woman. The wounded Marina decides to take revenge on the captain: to make him fall in love with her at all costs, and then make him suffer from unrequited love...

Country Can Sleep in Peace

The young detective faces a difficult dilemma, which outcome will determine his future career.