Una sofisticada joven, idealista profesora de literatura rusa, llega a una ciudad provincial e industrial para dar clases a los jóvenes trabajadores de una fábrica de fundición de metal. Uno de sus alumnos más populares, arrogante y capaz de conseguir a cualquier chica, se enamora de ella, cuyos ideales chocan con los de él.

Two high school kids meet in class and fall madly in love with each other. Unfortunately, His father and her mother had a history of their own between them which creates uneasiness in both of them. Also because of that, the boy's mother is very jealous and tries to separate them. The only person that tries to help them is their teacher who has relationship problems of her own.

Semyon Gorbunkov está disfrutando de un crucero. En Estambul, se tropieza y se rompe el brazo. Lo que no sabe es que es una señal para una mafia contrabandista, que le vendará el brazo con diamantes y oro. A su vuelta a casa, los contrabandistas tratan de recuperar su botín mientras la policía los persigue utilizando de cebo el brazo de Gorbunkov...

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.

La acción se ambienta en la costa este del mar Caspio, la actual Turkmenistán, donde el Fyodor Sukhov, soldado del Ejército Rojo, ha luchado durante la guerra civil durante muchos años. Tras ser hospitalizado y licenciado, durante el regreso a su hogar junto a esposa, se ve atrapado en el desierto en medio de una pelea entre una unidad de caballería del Ejército Rojo y rebeldes Basmachi. Sukhov termina custodiando el harem del caudillo Bashmachi, Abdullah, cuando sus camaradas del ejército lo persiguen. La tarea resulta ser peor de lo imaginado, y entre los ataques de los Basmachis y los ofrecimientos del harem, Sukhov debe lidiar con Vereshchagin, un borracho antiguo oficial imperial ruso que todavía cuida el puesto fronterizo comercian y el museo donde se cobijan...

The 1975 film by Georgi Daneliya "Afonya" was an unexpected commercial hit in USSR. The main character "Afonya" Borshev is a plumber, who spends his life partying with "buddies", many of whom he doesn't even remember after nights of heavy drinking. His wife leaves him, his boss places him on probation, his whole life is falling apart, but he doesn't realize it. Afonya met Katya at a dance club, yet didn't pay her much attention. But she is the one, who can save him... In this movie Daneliya achieves a perfect balance of satire and drama. Quotes from the movie gained a cult status in USSR.