Anatoly Vasilyev

The Empire is a film in the genre of a novel, in four books. "The Return of the Prodigal Son", "War and Peace", "the Big Bang", lasting 8.5 hours. The Big Terror, Power and Man, Revolution and War, Christianity, Buddhism, Shamanism, the Atomic Bomb, Scientists and Physicists, etc. «State security warriors», wives, girlfriends, employees - that is the theme of the novel, which tells the story of the destiny and resistance of a genius in the era of dystopian Empire. (imdb)

Katya, a young librarian, believes in love, but her ideals are crushed by reality. After a string of disappointing affairs, Katya finally finds tenderness and understanding in the arms of her colleague, a journalist called Tanya. But then the First Department interferes: the state security services see this relationship as unacceptable for a Soviet woman. (imdb)