• 2001
Russkie strashilki

Summary Two journalists from the newspaper "Grim Tales from Russia", Lev Venediktov and Masha Palkina, are sent to investigate various paranormal stories. The general plot is organized similarly to the American TV series "The X-Files", with two major differences: the two leading characters are not FBI agents, but journalists and the series is a comedy. In order to come up with their stories, the series' writers relied on facts taken from press reports, eyewitness accounts and their own observations. Upon transformation in the writers' imaginations, these facts were turned into fantastic tales dedicated to real problems associated with the people's barbaric attitude towards nature, ecological crimes, mismanagement, irresponsibility and impunity. View more details

  • 2001

Russkie strashilki

Directed : Unknown

Written : Unknown

Stars : Yuriy Galtsev Katerina Ksenyeva Mark Makarenkov Pavel Ivanovsky

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Genres : Adventure Comedy Mystery Sci-Fi

Release date : Nov 4, 2001

Countries of origin : Russia

Official sites : Official site

Language : Russian

Production companies : Leneks Fontan

Summary Two journalists from the newspaper "Grim Tales from Russia", Lev Venediktov and Masha Palkina, are sent to investigate various paranormal stories. The general plot is organized similarly to the American TV series "The X-Files", with two major differences: the two leading characters are not FBI agents, but journalists and the series is a comedy. In order to come up with their stories, the series' writers relied on facts taken from press reports, eyewitness accounts and their own observations. Upon transformation in the writers' imaginations, these facts were turned into fantastic tales dedicated to real problems associated with the people's barbaric attitude towards nature, ecological crimes, mismanagement, irresponsibility and impunity. View more details

Details

Genres : Adventure Comedy Mystery Sci-Fi

Release date : Nov 4, 2001

Countries of origin : Russia

Official sites : Official site

Language : Russian

Production companies : Leneks Fontan

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Episodes

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Episode 1 • Nov 04, 2001
The Hit of the Program
A Russian family decided to get rid of their elderly neighbor. They entered her room while she was asleep and drove a nail into her head. Instead of dying, the neighbor woke up because of the loud noise in her head. Soon she discovered that she is able to receive radio signals. Scientists, television and the state security became interested in this phenomenon.
Episode 2 • Nov 05, 2001
Yeti from the Dump
Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina are assigned to research the alleged discovery of the Bigfoot in Siberia. They skydive to the area and manage to get in contact with the mysterious creatures, who reveal their astonishing secret.
Episode 3 • Nov 06, 2001
Zombie Carjackers
Three men raise from the dead at a morgue and hijack three expensive cars from a parking lot next to the cemetery. and. The security guards shoot several bullets at the zombies, but their weapon seems ineffective...
Episode 4 • Nov 07, 2001
Werepig
There are terrible rumors in the city about a shape-shifting man-pig, who attacks people on the dark night streets, devours the voting ballots and devastates the food storage. Masha Palkina and Lev Venedictov undertake a journalist investigation and solve the secret of this mysterious phenomenon.
Episode 5 • May 18, 2003
Wonders behind the Fence
Pyotr Nikitich Smelov, the editor-in chief, sends Lev Venedictov and Mash Palkina to investigate the story about a giant mushroom found in the vicinity of the town of Ugrumovsk. The journalists could not have expected this trip to become just the beginning of an amazing journey into a wondrous anomalous Zone.
Episode 6 • May 19, 2003
Zagibalovo and its inhabitants
This episode is a sequel to the previous episode, "Wonders behind the Fence". When Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina find themselves in the anomalous zone, they have to escape from armed persecutors. Finally, they find discover the village of Zagibalovo, where they encounter the weird inhabitants of the zone and their extraordinary environment. Here, Masha meets her first love: the local shop assistant, who turns out to be a young centaur. The name of the village may be roughly translated as "Kickbucketry".
Episode 7 • May 20, 2003
Firebirds, Gnomes and Giant Worms
This episode is a sequel to the previous episode, "Zagibalovo and its Inhabitants". Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina continue their adventures in the anomalous zone and discover even more extraordinary inhabitants and natural (or, rather, unnatural) phenomena.
Episode 8 • May 21, 2003
Return from the Anomalous Zone
This episode is a sequel to the previous episode, "Firebirds, Gnomes and Giant Worms". Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina continue their journey in the wondrous anomalous zone and finally find their way back home.
Episode 9 • May 25, 2003
Alcoholic Brownie
An unusual household goblin lives in a Saint Petersburg apartment. He drinks all alcoholic beverages in the house, wherever the dwellers would hide the bottles. Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina organize a ghost hunt. At the same time, the newspaper "Grim Tales from Russia" starts a city parliament membership campaign for its editor-in-chief, Pyotr Smelov.
Episode 10 • May 26, 2003
Kindhearted Cleaning Lady
Patients keep dying for no apparent reason in a city hospital. The inexplicable deaths occur in the intensive care unit #13. Since the police is unable to handle this case, Lev Venedictov an Masha Palkina come to rescue. While they manage to find a bomb in the hospital's basement, the case remains unsolved - not for the series viewers, though.
Episode 11 • May 27, 2003
Brother Clone
Masha Palkina dreams to turn her beloved centaur Yura Gorbunov, who lives in the anomalous village of Zagibalovo, into an ordinary man. She finds scientists who plan to clone the human part of Yura's body in order to use the organs of the clone for a surgery. Meanwhile, Yura becomes friends with his clone brother and saves him from the cruel medical "utilization".
Episode 12 • May 28, 2003
Drunken brook
An old teacher, who lives in a small village, experiences frequent close encounters with extraterrestrials. They communicate with the teacher in disguise of various famous historical figures. Quite astonishingly, Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina verify the existence of the aliens. Later, however, they discover the true nature of this phenomenon.
Episode 13 • May 29, 2003
Shining bones
Incidentally, Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina come into possession of a metal trunk which contained human bones, as well as an antique miniature portrait of Peter the Great. The tall size of the reconstructed skeleton matches the description of the Russian king. Is it really his skeleton? The search for the truth brings the journalists back to the history of the October Revolution.
Episode 14 • Jun 01, 2003
Waste from Mexico
A huge tanker with waste from Mexico is trying to enter the village of Zagibalovo. The regional authorities, conspiring with mafia, are planning to bury the poisonous waste in the anomalous zone, known from the previous episodes of the series. The journalists from the "Grim Tales" attempt to stop the evil plan, but not entirely successfully.
Episode 15 • Jun 02, 2003
Phantom Paintings
Miracles are occurring in the regional art museum housing a collection of original paintings by famous Russian artists. Some parts of the paintings disappear and seem to miraculously materialize in the town. Lev Venedictov and Masha Palkina solve the real secret of the mysterious phenomena, which involves organized crime and corrupted authorities.
Episode 16 • Jun 03, 2003
The Warlock from Blerovo
Masha Palkina and Lev Venedictov learn that the residents of Blerova, a small village near deep forests, are being disturbed by a scary witch, who possesses a walking hut on hen's legs, like the legendary Baba Yaga. The journalist trace the witch, who takes them prisoner and proves to be rather a warlock.
Episode 17 • Jun 04, 2003
The Suisk Oval
Whenever a thunderstorm breaks out in the vicinity of the town of Suisk, one or several houses burn to ashes. The most striking fact is that the these houses form an oval, if one draws a line between then on the map. Lev Venediktov and Masha Palkina investigate the anomaly, but are being confronted by the local mafia. An unexpected rescue comes at the very last moment.
Episode 18 • Jun 05, 2003
The City of Happiness
Masha Palkina and Lev Venedictov encounter a man who suffers from a strange mental illness and claims to reside in the mysterious City of Happiness. The journalist follow the man and discover the abandoned results of a mass-scale Soviet psychotropic experiment.

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