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Series Details

Seasons: 1

Total Episodes: 13

Creators: Michael Idov

Networks: Russia-1

Status: Ended

First Air Date: Apr 24, 2017

Recent Air Date: Apr 28, 2017

Run Time: m

In Production: No

Original Language: Russian

Age Rating: NR

Website: Link

Production Companies: Mosfilm , Valery Todorovsky Production Company

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Synopsis

The early 1960s. The Soviet Union is experiencing a bright Khrushchev-era, full of hope. A group of young diplomats at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs come face to face with world-changing global events. Before long, these wide-eyed idealists find themselves deep in the breathtaking world of spy games, mortal dangers, and brilliant political maneuvering.

Main Cast

Andrey Smirnov

Georgy Mikhailovich

Age : 83 | Popularity : 5%

Jonathan Salway

Age : 57 | Popularity : 3%

Vladimir Vdovichenkov

Grigory Biryukov

Age : N/A | Popularity : 10%

Severija Janušauskaitė

Ruta Blaumane

Age : 42 | Popularity : 22%

Artyom Bystrov

Leonid Korneev

Age : 39 | Popularity : 9%

Egor Koreshkov

Andrey Muratov

Age : 38 | Popularity : 10%

Evgenia Brik

Galina Volina

Age : 42 | Popularity : 3%

Anatoly Belyy

Age : 51 | Popularity : 3%

Seasons

Crew

Department	Role	Name
Writing	Screenplay	Lily Idov
	Writer	Michael Idov Mikhail Shprits Yuliya Lukshina Alexey Popogrebsky Evgeny Morozov
Camera	Director of Photography	Evgeny Privin
Directing	Director	Alexey Popogrebsky
Sound	Music	Anna Drubich Michael Idov
Production	Executive Producer	Maksim Koroptsov Anastasiya Biryukova
	Producer	Valery Todorovsky Anton Zlatopolsky
Art	Production Design	Pavel Parkhomenko
Costume & Make-Up	Costume Design	Aleksandr Osipov
Editing	Editor	Aleksey Bobrov
Department	Role	Name