Sergey Epishev

Maksim "Max" Lavrov wants to become a great chef. But he finds out that the kitchen isn't the place for an easy career. And in restaurant "Claude Monet" this job looks even harder and much more complicated than just cooking.

Aleksey Vyazintsev learns that several books by the forgotten Soviet writer Gromov have magical properties. Each of these books gives a specific effect: Rage, Patience, Power, Joy, Strength, Memory. Various groups of readers fight fiercely for them, forming a secret network of Libraries with their own code, rules and goals. (imdb)

Office workers Maksim and Valentina evaluate souls for afterlife. Maksim sells paradise spots to oligarchs. Valentina schemes to free her hellbound husband, despite rules. (imdb)

Tikhomirov, a well-meaning but hapless apparatchik in grips of mid-life crisis is appointed to run Russia's Ministry of Long-term planning - a small, underfunded, understaffed and generally ignored state agency. With a team consisting of sycophants and corrupt cynics he embarks on an idiotic quest to make Russia great again. (wikipedia)