Whether it's the USSR of the 1980s or Russia of the 1990s, the life of an ordinary Soviet engineer is filled with eventful days. He participates in the survival show "Die or Survive," which uncovers deadly dangers in the heartland. Two rocker friends struggle between their love for music and alcohol addiction. Another brave journalist exposes the criminal activities of the Iron Sleeves gang in the crime-mystical show "The Mystery of the Hole." And sometimes, all of them are embodied in the simple worker Igor Natalievich Katamaranov.