''Brief Guide To A Happy Life'' (russian: Краткий курс счастливой жизни, Kratkiy kurs schastlivoi zhizni) is a Russian sixteen serial television series, filmed by director

Valeriya Gai Germanika Valeriya Gai Alexandrovna Germanika (russian: Валерия Гай Александровна Германика, born Valeriya Igorevna Dudinskaya (russian: Вале́рия И́горевна Дуди́нская); born 1 March 1984, Moscow) ...

and with a scenario by Anna Kozlova.«С Германикой компромисс невозможен — ей нужно довериться полностью»
//

Izvestiya ''Izvestia'' ( rus, Известия, p=ɪzˈvʲesʲtʲɪjə, "The News") is a daily broadsheet newspaper in Russia. Founded in 1917, it was a newspaper of record in the Soviet Union until the Soviet Union's dissolution in 1991, and describes i ...

It was aired on

Channel One Russia Channel One ( rus, Первый канал, r=Pervyy kanal, p=ˈpʲervɨj kɐˈnal, t=First Channel) is a Russian state-controlled television channel. It is the first television channel to broadcast in the Russian Federation. Its headquarters ...

from 12 March to 5 April 2012.

Plot

The series tells the story of four young women working in the recruiting agency ''New recruit'' their families and relations with men. Sasha is lonely and single. She is divorced, lives with her young son, mother and grandmother. When she meets Pyotr, who would later become her boss and lover, a new period begins in my life. Not everything is perfect with her new colleagues either. The secretary Anya is busy searching for her second half. Lyuba is deciding how to deal with the fact that she is not able to have children, and Katya is mired in a family home which she can no longer tolerate.

Cast

Svetlana Khodchenkova Svetlana Viktorovna Khodchenkova (russian: Светла́на Ви́кторовна Хо́дченкова; born 21 January 1983) is a Russian film, television and theater actress. She is an Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2018). Earl ...

as Sasha *Ksenia Gromova as Katya *Alisa Khazanova as Lyuba *

Anna Slyu Anna Andreevna Slyusaryova (russian: А́нна Андреевна Слюсарёва; born March 27, 1980), known professionally as Anna Slyu, is a Russian film and television actress. She graduated in 2001 from Boris Shchukin Theatre Institute ...

as Anya * Kirill Safonov as Pyotr Alekseevich Shirokov * Alexey Barabash as Dima *

Kirill Zhandarov Kirill Valeryevich Zhandarov (russian: Кирилл Валерьевич Жандаров; born 29 March 1983) is a Russian actor of theater, cinema and TV. He is a best known for roles in television series ''The White Guard'' (as Strashkevich) ...

as Sergey«Краткий курс счастливой жизни»
// Antenna * Yekaterina Volkova as Polina * Alexandra Nazarova as Bella * Yola Sanko as Emma *

Sergey Burunov Sergey Aleksandrovich Burunov (russian: link=no, Серге́й Алекса́ндрович Буруно́в) is a Russian actor. He has appeared in more than 60 films since 2002. Burunov is known for his performances in the parody TV show '' B ...

as Timur * Igor Zolotovitsky as Alexander, lawyer * Alisa Priznyakova as Natasha *

Roman Volobuev Roman Olegovich Volobuev (Russian: Роман Олегович Волобуев; born July 31, 1977, Moscow, Soviet Union) is a Russian film and television director, writer, producer, and former film critic. Volobuev is best known for his 8-year ...

as Jura, a serial killer *

Valery Barinov Valery Alexandrovich Barinov (russian: Вале́рий Алекса́ндрович Ба́ринов; born in 1945) is a Russian actor. He was the People's Artist of Russia in 1999. Valery appeared in more than 200 films. Biography Valery was ...

as Vladimir Ivanovich *

as Ms. Fedora, clairvoyant *

Valentin Smirnitsky Valentin Georgievich Smirtinsky (russian: Валентин Георгиевич Смирнитский; born 10 June 1944 in Moscow) is a Soviet and Russian stage and film actor. People's Artist of Russia (2005). Filmography * '' Walking the Stre ...

as Ilya Ilych *

Agniya Kuznetsova Agniya Evgenevna Kuznetsova (russian: Агния Евгеньевна Кузнецова; born 15 July 1985) is a Russian theater and film actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 2005. Biography Agniya Kuznetsova was born in Novos ...

as girl *

Irina Khakamada Irina Mutsuovna Khakamada ( rus, Ири́на Муцу́овна Хакама́да, p=ɪˈrʲinə mʊˈtsuəvnə xəkɐˈmadə; ja, 袴田イリーナ; born April 13, 1955, in Moscow) is a Russian economist, political activist, journalist, pu ...

as Vera Rodinka, psychologist *

Ksenia Sobchak Ksenia Anatolyevna Sobchak (russian: Ксения Анатольевна Собчак, BGN/PCGN: ''Kseniya Anatol'yevna Sobchak'', GOST: ''Ksenija Anatolevna Sobčak'', ; born 5 November 1981) is a Russian public figure, TV anchor, journalist, ...

as Nadya * Valeria Kudryavtseva as Svetlana *

Tatyana Lyutaeva Tatyana Borisovna Lyutaeva (russian: Татьяна Борисовна Лютаева, born 12 March 1965) is a Soviet, Lithuanian, Russian theater actress, Honored Artist of the Russian Federation (2014). Member of the Union of Cinematographers ...

as Olga *

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as cameo

Soundtrack

In the series are performed by the composition of Eva Polna,

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, Yolka,

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, Yulia Chicherina,

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Linda Linda may refer to: As a name * Linda (given name), a female given name (including a list of people and fictional characters so named) * Linda (singer) (born 1977), stage name of Svetlana Geiman, a Russian singer * Anita Linda (born Alice Lake i ...

DJ Smash Andrey Leonidovich Shirman (russian: Андрей Леонидович Ширман, link=no; born 23 May 1982), better known by his stage name DJ Smash, is a Russian DJ in house music and electronic music, and also a music producer. As of 2022, ...

Timati Timur Ildarovich Yunusov (born August 15, 1983), better known by his stage name Timati (russian: link=no, Ти́мати), is a Russian rapper, singer, record producer, actor, and entrepreneur. Biography Early life Timur Ildarovich Yunusov ( ...

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Auktyon Auktyon (russian: АукцЫон, ) is a Russian alternative rock band from Saint Petersburg. The band was founded by Leonid Fyodorov at the Polytechnic Institute of Leningrad. Though they originally played post-punk and new wave, the group c ...

BoomBox A boombox is a transistorized portable music player featuring one or two cassette tape recorder/players and AM/FM radio, generally with a carrying handle. Beginning in the mid 1980s, a CD player was often included. Sound is delivered through ...

Sergey Shnurov Sergey Vladimirovich Shnurov (russian: Серге́й Влади́мирович Шну́ров; born 13 April 1973) is a Russian musician and songwriter, best known as ''Shnur'' (lit. cord), of the ska-punk band Leningrad which he formed in ...

Oskar Kuchera Oskar Aleksandrovich Kuchera (russian: Оскар Александрович Кучера, born ''Bogolyubov'' (russian: Боголюбов); 11 August 1974) is a Russian actor, TV presenter and radio host. He was born in Moscow. He has made app ...

Grigory Leps Grigory Viktorovich Lepsveridze (russian: link=no, Григо́рий Ви́кторович Лепсверидзе, ka, გრიგორი ვიქტორის ძე ლეფსვერიძე), known as Grigory Leps (born 16 July ...

Smyslovye Gallyutsinatsii Smyslovye Gallyutsinatsii (russian: Смысловы́е галлюцина́ции) is a Russian rock band which has won the ''Golden Gramophone'' award twice. The name of the band may be translated as "meaningful hallucinations" or "semantic ha ...

Irina Bogushevskaya Irina Bogushevskaya ( rus, Ири́на Алекса́ндровна Богуше́вская, p=ɪˈrʲinə ɐlʲɪˈksandrəvnə bəɡʊˈʂɛfskəjə, a=Irina Alyeksandrovna Bogushyevskaya.ru.vorb.oga; born 2 November 1965) is a Russian sing ...

, Brainstorm and others.

References

External links

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