Elena Lychagina

Fedya, a docile, homebody, lives an ordinary life with his mother. He enjoys robotics and endures harassment in the neighborhood from the local "authority," Skvortsov. After rescuing a stray kitten, Fedya meets the cunning and self-assured street kid Bogdan. Thanks to him, he infuriates Skvortsov and engages him in a duel.

A brother and sister from a prosperous family lose their parents in a car accident and end up in an orphanage. Now they have to fight for a decent existence and defend their place in a new world for them.

Life on Earth has changed after the visit of alien ships hovering in various parts of the planet. Their passengers — biopages or "Vitaliki", as they are popularly called — produce a substance called "prak". Its purpose, as well as the purpose of the aliens' visit, is unknown, but nurse Nina (Irina Salikova) from a quiet provincial town hopes to help her sick father with the help of prak. After contacting Vitalik, Nina learns the truth about extraterrestrial beings, which completely changes her life.