Evgeniy Bakalov

In the center of the story are three main characters - Lieutenant Colonel Soshnikov, Captain Muravyov and Major Zakharov. Three ages, three different characters, three different destinies, which are destined to meet at the Khmeimim military base.

Europe, 1709. Russia and Sweden are at war. Two French duelists are exiled by King Louis XIV of France: one to the side of Czar Peter the Great of Russia, the other to the side of King Charles XII of Sweden. Although separated by war and allegiance, fate has not finished with them.

The plot is based on events that took place during the severe drought of the early 1970s at the construction of the Toktogul Hydroelectric Power Station. The commissioning of the station's first phase was complicated by the fact that the water needed to start it was also desperately needed by the parched fields. There were many debates (with both personal and professional ambitions involved), and in the end, the problem was solved purely mathematically—rather than by agricultural engineering: salty water from the Kyrgyz Sea was diverted to the fields, while clean mountain river water was directed to the first turbines.

After meeting Tamara during the long trip on the train Sergey decided to pose as Tamara's husband in front of her parents.

The story of three Russian Olympic champions. Ordinary people, who have become the pride of their family and country, and made history of world sports.

Legendary Spartak player Nikita Simonyan becomes the coach of Ararat Yerevan and sets himself an impossible task: he aims for a "golden double" — a championship medal and a victory in the USSR Cup — but the team does not accept a new coach, and the main opponent is ready to do anything for the sake of victory.

Year 2013. Ukraine. Navy officer Maxim Fadeev comes from St. Petersburg to the Crimea, after receiving a telegram about the death of his grandfather.