
Fitil is a popular Soviet/Russian television satirical/comedy short film series which ran for about 500 episodes. Some of the episodes were aimed at children, and were called Фитилёк, Fitilyok, Little Fuse. Each issue contained from the few short segments: documentary, fictional and animated ones. Directed by various artists, including Leonid Gaidai who presented his famous trio of Nikulin, Vitsin and Morgunov into the cast. It was called in USSR as "the anecdotes from the Soviet government".


The film traces the path of the hero (formerly an ensign and a Knight of St. George, and then a talented commander of the Red Army) from the Civil War to the Great Patriotic War.



A young teacher goes to a school for adults. He is younger than many of his students and some of them are starting to miss school.

A film about young architects who are building a new city in Siberia (Norilsk), their anxieties, concerns, and victories. Story of subtle psychology of love and personal happiness experienced men and women, behind the shoulders of which the pain of the past

A Russian criminal steals a giant diamond from the Mafia, hides it, and suddenly runs into his unknown brothers; unexpected, absurd events with participation of the mob, doctors, musicians, Americans, militia, and gypsies ensue.

In their youth, they loved each other, but broke up. Ilya got married, became a doctor, Sasha learned to become an engineer, got married. And now they are together again, at a small, deaf station. They introduced themselves as husband and wife. In fact, while he is married to another, and she has the experience of a failed marriage. For eight days they will be in a remote stop where no one knows them and no one will interfere with love...


Multiple love stories are going around the young family, including the newlyweds, parents, and even a grandmother.


A comic drama about a permanently going duel between Traffic Officer and powerful businessman.

The mining town of Donetsk with specifically difficult mining and geological conditions. To the new chief engineer Marat Zhukov, the mine directorate sets the task to close the dangerous lava, where the Dotsenko team works - one of the best mines has ceased to fulfill the plan. Having made the calculations, Marat discovered the possibility of reaching the normal layer and he was able to convince the authorities that it was not necessary to disband a friendly team.

About a young geography teacher, Aleksandr Arsenyevich, who tries to approach school problems in a new way.