New Year's Eve 1969: A variety of Russian folklore characters gather in the hut of Baga Yaga to await the arrival of the New Year, amid much foolery, snippets of popular artists of the day, satirical views of the west via a magical kaleidoscope, and other hijinks.

Three stories based on O. Henry novels. (1) Bob Tidball recovers $30,000 in pristine credit cards from a bandit’s sack and races across the plains until his horse breaks its leg. Forced to mount Dodson’s stallion, he’s ambushed and killed by “Shark” Dodson, who seizes the entire loot. (2) A thief slips through a third-floor window to steal a stack of bills from a sleeping gentleman’s dressing table. When the homeowner awakens and raises only one hand against the revolver—his other immobilized by a sudden rheumatic attack—the would-be robber reconsiders his plan. (3) Sam and Bill, two small-time grifters short $2,000 for their swindle, decide to kidnap Ebeneger Dorset’s young son. They demand exactly that sum as ransom, setting in motion a desperate bargain.

According to ancient legend, the artist found a mineral that can revive any inanimate thing. To hide the mineral, he inserts it into a doll named Hagi. A century later, Hagi falls into the hands of a puppeteer, and he with horror discovers that the old doll is alive. Moreover, she also has a nasty character. Criminals try to take possession of it in order to use it for mercenary purposes. But they do not know the secrets of this doll - no one can take possession of it, but it has a destructive effect on any person who falls within its influence.

At the amateur talent show the boy, accompanying himself on the accordion, sings a song about Moscow... The plot of the movie is based on the story of the director of the school about how this accordion, once belonging to a cadre worker who died during a demonstration in 1905, has been in many hands before it got to the guys.

Three petty criminals busy themselves with illegal producing of alcohol (such homemade brewage is called "samogon" in russian, hence the name of this short movie). everything goes well, until their dog carries away part of bootlegging device.

A valiant mongoose enters into an unequal battle with two snakes while tries to protect a human family.

剧情简介：
考古队发现了马其顿亚历山大大帝的头盔，但头盔不久就被以“讲师”为首的一伙匪徒盗走了。警方很快抓住了匪徒，但是匪徒拒不交待头盔藏在何处。考古学家马尔采夫教授偶遇与匪徒“讲师”相貌极其相似的第83幼儿园园长特罗什金，于是警方和马尔采夫求助于特罗什金，希望他假扮成“讲师”进入牢内，以便从另2个匪徒口中套出头盔的下落，于是一场好戏就开演了......
《幸运先生》被视为最好的苏联电影之一。
该片的导演亚历山大·谢雷，曾在监狱服刑多年。出狱后与著名导演及编剧格奥尔基·达涅利亚（曾导《米米诺》、《秋天的马拉松》、《外星奇遇》、《我漫步在莫斯科》等影片）等人一起创作了该剧剧本。导演谢雷将自己当年在监狱中的各种生活经历放入了电影各桥段中。
苏联电影中，《幸运先生》是产生名言名句最多的影片之一，粗略估算就有150多句。有趣的是，正因为影片中大量出现的监狱俚语、黑话，有关单位不敢将其搬上银幕，深怕这些语言会对青年观众造成不良影响。最后还是列昂尼德·勃列日涅夫（当时的苏共总书记）亲自拍板才使这部影片得以顺利上映，从而成就了影史上的一部经典佳作。
本片的几位主演都是苏联家喻户晓的明星，尤其是饰演“讲师”的叶甫盖尼·列昂诺夫，苏联人民艺术家。他矮胖的身材，圆脸圆鼻子厚嘴巴，略带沙哑的嗓音，凭着超凡的演技给人们带去了无穷的欢乐。莫斯科电影制片厂对面建有一尊叶甫盖尼·列昂诺夫饰演“讲师”一角的纪念铜像。俄罗斯几乎没人认不出这位著名演员和铜像上电影情节中的人物。