Leonid Yelinson

Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".

Based on the eponymous novel by A.I. Herzen.

No synopsis available yet.

Kindergarten teacher Evgeniy Ivanovich Troshkin is reluctantly sent undercover to take the place of an imprisoned thief who stole Alexander the Great's helmet. Evgeniy uses his striking resemblance to the thief to infiltrate his gang and learn the location of the stolen artifact. He finds the gangsters are unexpectedly similar to his students- they also need love and care.

The young journalist Fedorov arrives at a ski resort where athletes are training. He tries to understand the psychology of alpine skiers. He is particularly interested in the fate of champion Sergei Maksimov. Former national alpine skiing champion Sergei Maksimov suffered a serious injury during a competition. But he cannot give up the ski slope and begins to train intensively again. The coach realizes that Maksimov will not be able to become a champion again. But the national team needs him as a person who can unite young people around him and support his teammates in difficult times...

A story about a brave Soviet spy working behind the enemy lines during WWII.

Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".

Based on the eponymous novel by A.I. Herzen.

No synopsis available yet.