1995年，一架运送军火的俄罗斯货机被塔利班扣留，机组人员在被扣押387天后以超人的勇气与智慧实现自救，成功逃离坎大哈机场，成就了现代航空史上的一个奇迹。

阿廖沙是莫斯科一家小酒馆的乐手，妻子已离他而去美国，另嫁给了美国阔佬。三年后，阿廖沙决定去美国领回他已经七岁的女儿阿纽塔。事情并不顺利，尽管阿纽塔愿意跟随父亲回国，母亲却使用种种手段加以阻挠。阿纽塔离家出走，和父亲一起打算越过墨西哥边境逃出美国。经过一番努力，终未获得成功。在女儿病倒之际，阿廖沙不得不向警方自首……

This story has happened in Moscow of today to an archaeologist Alexei - a scientist working for a Doctor's degree, a charming young man with a southern blood in his veins. One fine day his rather quiet and happy life was ruined by an accident: his younger brother perished in one of the "hot places" where he, being half a southerner, recruited as the fighting groups volunteer. Deeply stressed and having found out that his brother was shot by a Muscovite who served there on a contract basis, Alexei decides to take vengeance. He tracks down the killer in his courtyard and picks up with his neighbour, a young woman Vera by name. Soon their acquaintance turns into a passionate love-affair. By all means Vera tries to restrain Alexei's temper that he shows since his brother's death. Vera earnestly dissuades him from a horrible decision. Finally they place confidence in each other and Alexei thaws. However, on a fixed day he sets off to do away with the killer, but in the very last moment he scruples to fire the unarmed person who finally closes his days himself. Alexei is suspected of crime. Vera is also sure that her beloved is guilty. Nevertheless she desperately tries to help him...

故事由一个普通苏联家庭六个孩子的妈妈组成的民歌团体开始。。。。

19世纪末期在俄国帝国发生的故事。前gendarme 军团司令员, 现任西伯利亚州长兼将军 Hrapov 从莫斯科到西伯利亚，途中在快车上被害，他是在火车上的大臣车厢内被一个陌生人杀死的。可是根据守卫的报告, Hrapov是被国会议员Erast Petrovich Fandorin(Oleg Menshikov)行刺的。后者当Hrapov 在莫斯科逗留期间是负责他的保安的。可是当Hrapov守卫来到莫斯科认识真正的Fandorin 时，他们相识凶手是冒认国会议员的。 现在Fandorin 马上开始调查，誓言把真凶绳之以法。

改编自A·加里奇的著名戏剧“水兵寂静”（为莫斯科一条街的名称，那里有著名的“水兵寂静”监狱，斯大林时期关押政治犯的地方，俄罗斯前首富、原尤先科石油公司总裁米哈伊尔-霍多尔科夫斯基今仍关押在那里）。
一个犹太裔的爸爸，一个音乐天才的儿子，一段二战时期无法磨灭的记忆。

tv show aired in 2013