The documentary series tells about the history of the new Russian cinema in the context of events that changed Russia forever. The narrative is built in chronological order: from 1992, when the first film was released, where "Russia" was listed in the output data instead of "USSR", to the present. Directors, actors and producers will share their memories of the path in Russian cinema. Among them are Fyodor Bondarchuk, Gosha Kutsenko, Evgeny Tsyganov, Zhora Gooseberry, Pyotr Buslov, Elena Lyadova, Vladimir Khotinenko, Valeria Guy Germanika, Sergey Selyanov, Egor Konchalovsky and many others.
Ilya Vyacheslav Kulikov (Russian: Илья́ Вячесла́вович Кулико́в; born August 7, 1981; Moscow) is a Russian film showrunner, director, screenwriter and producer. Founder and general producer of the TV company "LEGIO FELIX". He is best known as the creator and author of the TV series "Policeman from Rublevka", "Chernobyl. Exclusion Zone", "Law of the Stone Jungle", "O.K.O. Agency", "Mylodrama", "Dyatlov Pass". Today, he is one of the most in-demand screenwriters in Russia, whose projects always collect high rates of audience share.