Mikhail Evdokimov

Four old friends are experiencing various troubles adapting to the new times in modern Russia.

Americans decided to make sure that in the Arkhangelsk region village was found a diamond deposit, and sent there under the command of the submarine black veteran, who accompanied the Allied convoys during the 2nd World War. As a distraction the barrel full of alcohol (200 liters) was thrown to the shore. The barrel was caught by the local blacksmith Philemon. On this occasion villagers arranged festivities and all American submariners were gradually involved into it against their will.

Two crazy brothers-detectives from a weird provincial town are searching for a rare striped elephant stolen by a suspicious foreigner.

A policeman is investigating a murder in a secret research facility.

A farmer who has been bankrupted by bankers goes to Moscow in search for the truth.

Foma, a kolkhoz employee, decides to build a pay toilet in his village. Bit not all the villagers like the idea...

Principal bachelor, master of plastic surgery under rather strange circumstances, meets with the long-nosed militiaman. Having made her an operation, he, like Pygmalion, who created Galatea, falls in love with the beautiful creation of his hands and declares: "I want to marry you!".