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Ivan the Terrible is the most discussed Character in the Russian history. At the same time, Ivan is the most unsolved mystery of the Russian Czars. The scale of his political achievements has always overshadowed a living person, and the unparalleled cruelty that entered folklore literally ruled out the possibility of a more complex view of character. The series is an humble attempt to understand the origins of the actions of Ivan IV and look into the dark labyrinth of his soul. Ivan IV of Russia is gradually reborn into the same Ivan the Terrible - a cruel tyrant. And now rumors of his ruthlessness and violent temper are becoming true, and these changes in the character of the king are changing history. Enemies are approaching Russia - will the country be able to survive?

Moscow, 1978, the eve of the Olympic Games. In the Soviet Union, several cases of fraud have been registered, the victims of which were women "with a position in society." The victims describe the signs of the criminal in the same way: a charming, intelligent middle-aged man, easily insinuates himself into trust. After the suicide attempt of the deputy chairman of the district executive committee, a professional detective, police captain Shmakov and senior police lieutenant Polina Novgorodtseva, takes over the investigation of a high-profile case.

1978. Cherkasov's group begins a new investigation: a young gamer Kira Miller and her lover Colonel Potapenko were killed at a dacha near Moscow. It turns out that shortly before her death, Kira lost 400 thousand rubles in a katrana - an underground casino. To find out all the circumstances of the case, Major Cherkasov decides to send Sonya Timofeeva to the katran. At the casino, Sonya meets Boris, nicknamed the Musician, who works there as a pianist. They have a whirlwind romance. But one day, in front of Sonya, Boris commits a crime. Realizing that she is in danger, he looks for a way to save her.

A lonely girl, Vera, lives by studying and taking care of her sixteen-year-old brother. Vera tries to replace both her mother and father, who have been missing for several years, for a difficult teenager. As a gift of fate, an adult man, a successful businessman-builder, bursts into her life. Passion and high romantic flight turn into a tragedy for Vera: businessman Maxim turns a large-scale financial scam around the girl, after which she becomes the main person involved in the criminal case.

An extraordinary sense of smell gives a crime investigator unique insight into solving mysteries, but his gift takes a toll on his personal life.

This is a project that tells about the key figures in the leadership of the Soviet Union from 1917 to 1953. Felix Dzerzhinsky, Kliment Voroshilov, Semyon Budyonny, Vyacheslav Molotov, Andrey Zhdanov, Victor Abakumov, Lavrenty Beria. Their names are known throughout the country today, but few people remember how they went down in history and what they did for their state. They were in the midst of civil confrontation and social upheaval, changing the course of history. Cities, streets and mountain peaks were named in their honor, monuments were erected to them, their victories were told in schools, but they could not know that after years their biographies would undergo careful editing, and all achievements would be forgotten.

Ivan Cherkasov, as always, is investigating a complex and complicated case. A student of an architectural institute was thrown from the roof. His mother committed suicide. The suspects are residents of an elite house, cultural figures.

The life of the hereditary diplomat Pyotr Andreyevich Luchnikov is a cycle of events. But he is mainly busy not with establishing international relations and working in the Foreign Ministry, but with sorting out relations and fulfilling the desires of the numerous women who surround him. The trouble-free Luchnikov rushes between wives, former and current, mother, mistresses in several countries, children, grandchildren and an endless number of unfamiliar beauties. Having completely perverted himself, Luchnikov decides to start life from scratch. The last straw for him is the arrival of a new employee - a young and lively girl Inga with a stutter, a difficult character and a father who is Luchnikov's sworn enemy.