Miniseries poster

Miniseries

(1998)

Overview

A 'runaway' homeless man, once a renowned athlete, finds himself marooned in the small, snow-covered town of Zarechensk. Victor lands a job at an orphanage, where he soon meets a young teacher who becomes both a compassionate friend and the love of his life. However, fate doesn't play out simply as good or bad; it unfolds in a way that makes the hero realize one cannot run away from oneself. Consequently, it is in Zarechensk that a train carrying a film crew from the capital, on their way back …

Cast

Mikhail Boyarskiy as Seleznyov Viktor Nikolaevich
Mikhail Boyarskiy

as Seleznyov Viktor Nikolaevich

Vera Glagoleva as Semyonova Mariya Sergeevna
Vera Glagoleva

as Semyonova Mariya Sergeevna

Olga Ponizova as Sokolova Irina Semyonovna
Olga Ponizova

as Sokolova Irina Semyonovna

Vyacheslav Tikhonov as Zaitsev Mikhail Borisovich
Vyacheslav Tikhonov

as Zaitsev Mikhail Borisovich

Mikhail Ulyanov as Fyodorov Semyon Petrovich
Mikhail Ulyanov

as Fyodorov Semyon Petrovich

Nina Usatova as Konovalova Galina Vasilyevna
Nina Usatova

as Konovalova Galina Vasilyevna

Nikolay Eryomenko as Skvortsov - polkovnik militsii
Nikolay Eryomenko

as Skvortsov - polkovnik militsii

Andrey Sokolov as Karetnikov Vladimir
Andrey Sokolov

as Karetnikov Vladimir

Igor Kostolevskiy as Zimin Aleksandr - bankir
Igor Kostolevskiy

as Zimin Aleksandr - bankir

Gennadi Svir as Seva Samoshin - leitenant militsii
Gennadi Svir

as Seva Samoshin - leitenant militsii

Olga Sutulova as Sveta Ponomaryova
Olga Sutulova

as Sveta Ponomaryova

Innokentiy Sichkar as Vova Kapitonov - «Kapitosha»
Innokentiy Sichkar

as Vova Kapitonov - «Kapitosha»

Aleksei Skvortsov as Kostya Kuznetsov
Aleksei Skvortsov

as Kostya Kuznetsov

Inna Alekseyeva as Larisa Koretskaya
Inna Alekseyeva

as Larisa Koretskaya

Ilona Shevnina as Natalya Starkova
Ilona Shevnina

as Natalya Starkova

Yevgeni Pimenov as Pavel Filimonov
Yevgeni Pimenov

as Pavel Filimonov

Andrei Rovba as Aleksey Starkov
Andrei Rovba

as Aleksey Starkov

Lyudmila Vagner as Lyudmila Kanareykina - «Milka»
Lyudmila Vagner

as Lyudmila Kanareykina - «Milka»

Evgeniya Glushenko as Zhenya - sekretarsha mera
Evgeniya Glushenko

as Zhenya - sekretarsha mera

Anatoly Slivnikov as Vasiliy Sinitsyn - podpolkovnik
Anatoly Slivnikov

as Vasiliy Sinitsyn - podpolkovnik

Lidiya Mordachyova as Kuznetsova Alevtina Stepanovna
Lidiya Mordachyova

as Kuznetsova Alevtina Stepanovna

Mark Goronok as Ilya - pomoshchnik Konovalovoy
Mark Goronok

as Ilya - pomoshchnik Konovalovoy

Mikhail Vasserbaum as Semyon - pomoshchnik Konovalovoy
Mikhail Vasserbaum

as Semyon - pomoshchnik Konovalovoy

Lyubov Rumyantseva as Tatyana Terentyevna - uchitelnitsa muzyki
Lyubov Rumyantseva

as Tatyana Terentyevna - uchitelnitsa muzyki

Mikhail Petrov as Kolya - zhitel Zarechenska
Mikhail Petrov

as Kolya - zhitel Zarechenska

Oleg Korchikov as Vova - zhitel Zarechenska
Oleg Korchikov

as Vova - zhitel Zarechenska

Vladimir Korpus as Gusev - atarshina militsii
Vladimir Korpus

as Gusev - atarshina militsii

Pavel Bykov as Nechiporenko - direktor fabriki
Pavel Bykov

as Nechiporenko - direktor fabriki

Gennadiy Ovsyannikov as Nachalnik stantsii
Gennadiy Ovsyannikov

as Nachalnik stantsii

Vladimir Sichkar as Aktyor
Vladimir Sichkar

as Aktyor

Vladimir Gritsevskiy as Pomoshchnik konferansye
Vladimir Gritsevskiy

as Pomoshchnik konferansye

Ivan Matskevich as Artist
Ivan Matskevich

as Artist

Anna Legchilova as Artistka
Anna Legchilova

as Artistka

Vladimir Zolotukhin as Pedagog
Yevgeniya Kovalyova as Baba Valya - povarikha v detdome
Yevgeniya Kovalyova

as Baba Valya - povarikha v detdome

Evgeniy Nikitin as Zhenya - podruchyy Konovalovoy
Evgeniy Nikitin

as Zhenya - podruchyy Konovalovoy

Andrey Dudarenko as Bezdomnyy
Andrey Dudarenko

as Bezdomnyy

Valentin Bukin as Valya - pevets iz tsyganskogo khora
Valentin Bukin

as Valya - pevets iz tsyganskogo khora

Arina Yastreb as Diktor televideniya
Arina Yastreb

as Diktor televideniya

Irina Mayorova as poklonnitsa Karetnikova
Irina Mayorova

as poklonnitsa Karetnikova

Episodes

Episode 1 poster

Episode 1 8.0

March 16, 1998

A strange man arrives in the provincial town of Zarechensk: he knows no one, lives nowhere, and tries to find odd jobs …

Episode 2 poster

Episode 2 8.0

March 16, 1998

The train carrying the participants of the film festival is moving towards the city of Zarechensk...

Episode 3 poster

Episode 3 8.0

March 17, 1998

The festival train arrives in the city of Zarechensk, and the townspeople, led by the mayor, pour onto the platform. Di…

Episode 4 poster

Episode 4 8.0

March 18, 1998

Victor tells Irina that 15 years ago he left Maria because he couldn't forgive her infidelity. Morning comes. Police of…

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Episode 5 8.0

March 19, 1998

Irina comes to the realization that she's in love with Victor and wants to marry him. Meanwhile, Maria Semyonova, spott…

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Episode 6 8.0

March 20, 1998

Maria Semyonova decides to give Sveta a role in her new film. Although Sveta dreams of a film career, she is reluctant …

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Episode 7 0.0

March 23, 1998

Lieutenant Samoshin, upon hearing from Irina about Seleznev's efforts to convince Konovalova to spare the orphanage and…

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Episode 8 0.0

March 24, 1998

Seleznev outsmarts Lieutenant Samoshin and refuses to lead a popular uprising against the Moscow captain. In response, …

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Episode 9 0.0

March 25, 1998

Irina rejects Filimonov's invitation to Hollywood, choosing integrity over material gain. The orphanage becomes a hub o…

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Episode 10 0.0

March 26, 1998

The drama reaches its peak with Victor's false accusation of terrorism leading to his arrest. Kostya, showing significa…