Leonid Bronevoy

A dying actor asks a doctor to help him commit suicide in return for a masterpiece. (imdb)

Russian folk singers sing about a cow, or a crow, or a dog getting watermelon. There's also a fox, or an ostrich, or a sweeper running some track race. (imdb comments)

The series is based on a true story of a Russian spy Colonel Isaev (Stirlitz) in Fascist Germany during 17 days in very end of WWII (imdb)

Stories from the lives of the tennants of the Moscow's communal apatment: Kostik, who is a college student, lives with his aunt while studying; Arkady Velyurov who is a performing artist; Khobotovs, who are a divorced couple; and Sava, who is Margarita Khobotov's new fiance. All these people live in one apartment and their lives constantly touch each other's. (imdb)

Foreign citizen Karbofos (allusion on Karabas Barabas) steals a rare species of striped elephant from a city zoo. Famous Kolobki brothers tackle the investigation. In a souvenir shop, Karbofos obtains a certificate confirming that he had bought a porcelain elephant. Using this certificate he tries to get on a plane. Luckily, the ingenious Kolobki arrive just in time to lure the elephant away with cod-liver oil and shoot Karbofos down with a balloon gun. (wikipedia)

The third part of the tetralogy is about the spies (after "Resident's mistake" and "Destiny of the resident"). Mikhail Tulyev must confront Western spies who want to harm the Soviet Union again. This time, Michael has succeeded not only to expose their plans, but also to catch a Nazi criminal. (megogo)