Lyudmila Tselikovskaya

In 1547, Ivan IV (1530-1584), archduke of Moscow, crowns himself Tsar of Russia and sets about reclaiming lost Russian territory... (imdb)

A light-hearted satire of manners and morals telling the story of two sisters that fall in love with the other's boyfriend. Complications arise. Valentina Serova is a prim professor who sets out to teach army lieutenant Eugene Samoilov/Yvengeni Samojlov some lessons in math but winds up learning lessons in love from him.

Osip Ivanovich Dymov, the titular counselor and the doctor of thirty-one years, serves in two hospitals at the same time: intern and anatomist. From nine o'clock in the morning and in the forenoon accepts patients, then goes to open corpses. But its income is hardly enough for a covering of expenses of the wife mad about talents and celebrities in the art and artistic environment whom it daily accepts in the house. (imdb)

Alexey Meresyev was a fighter pilot during the war. One day he was shot down by Nazis, and because of his wounds both of his legs had to be cut off up to his knees. Because of his spirit and courage, Alexey was able to overcome his disability. He learned not only to walk on his artificial limps, but even dance and fly the plane again. Based on a real-life story.