Unos científicos son enviados al planeta Arkanar, donde la civilización se ha quedado estancada en plena Edad Media. En ese mundo, uno de los investigadores es tomado por el hijo ilegítimo de Dios. Épica adaptación de la novela de los hermanos Strugatski, rodada y montada durante más de un decenio.
Fedot the Shooter is sent by the Czar to find some special food for the foreign ambassador's visit. During the hunt Fedot meets his love Marusya - the magical bird-woman. Evil Czar and his no-less-evil sidekick General with the help of the local witch Yaga try to eliminate Fedot by giving him more and more complex quests and to take Marusya to Tsar's palace. Marusya helps Fedot to solve the quests successfully.
A high-schooler named Valentin Kuzyayev is invited to appear on a TV show about youth. When he is given a questionnaire, Valentin finds himself unable to answer the simplest questions. To sort himself out, he starts to keep a diary.
