Trifles of Life () is the first post-Soviet Russian TV series that was broadcast on 1st channel Ostankino in 1992-1995 for its first year and on Channel One Russia in 1995.Мелочи жизни at the seria-z.net

Plot The married Kuznetsovs are experiencing a midlife crisis — Maria and Sergei do not have feelings for each other anymore. Their children Yulia and Alexander — have grown up and have their own interests. There are financial problems in the family as Sergey loses his job. Famous fashion designer Igor Shvedov starts to make advances for Maria, she agrees to leave her husband for him. Masha goes to the Shvedov but they have a severe quarrel which leads to Masha running away in the night from her new husband. Afterwards she gets admitted to a hospital where it is discovered that she had a miscarriage. Because of Shvedov's advice Masha is sent to a sanatorium in Almaty which is owned by his old friend. On the way Masha dies (the plot was amended because of Maria Zubareva's death, in the original version Masha would return to Sergei).

Cast Source: Мелочи жизни (1992-1997) — актёры и роли Maria Zubareva as Maria (Masha) Kuznetsova, the teacher, Sergei's wife Sergei Kolesnikov as Sergei Kuznetsov, an engineer, Masha's husband Tatiana Matyuhova as Yulia, daughter of Masha and Sergei (married to Shvedov's son, Igor) Yegor Kashirsky as Sasha Irina Apeksimova as Katya, the sister of Sergei (Gosha's wife) Valery Nikolaev as Gosha Olga Fomichyova as Anna Stepanovna, the mother of Sergei and Katya (died in hospital from a heart attack) Alexander Lazarev as Igor Andreyevich Shvedov, the famous fashion designer Vyacheslav Bogachov as Alik, hairdresser Yevgeny Karelskikh as Nikolai Rokotov, Sergey's boss Dmitry Nazarov as Alexander Makarov, poet Yury Yakovlev as Andrei Samofalov, politician Svetlana Bragarnik as Dina Lvovna, Samofalov's wife Vasily Lanovoy as Vologdin, head of security firm Anatoly Lobotsky as Roman Bukreyev, Vologdin's subordinate Igor Kashintsev as Yulian Ozherelev, a former actor, adventurer Nina Ruslanova as Natalia Yevdokimovna Georgy Martyniuk as Colonel Alexander Lenkov as Valentin Svetlana Nemolyaeva as Albina Sergeevna Yevgeni Lazarev as Alexander Petrovich Aleksandr Ilyin Jr. as boy-messenger Sergey Rubeko as Marychev, customs officer Yuri Volyntsev as Viktor Vasilevich, special services worker

List of series

Treason Great Shopping Very Вourgeois Cinema Death by Нoroscope Version Come on, Вaby! Fear Short Сircuit Frenchwoman for Sorokin Winning a Тram Тicket Visitors Laugh, Сlown Under the New Year Godfather Family Detective Smuggling Trouble This Сool Сlassic Care New model of Igor Shvedov Soup From an Аx Best Friend In free fall Abduction Dangerous Аdventures Scrolls Family Status Face-to-face Вetting Conspiracy Rivals A Virtuous Уoung Lady Wedding gift Ordered the Рoet? Fatal Passions Chef for Sale Lieutenant Shvedov's son The Survivors Trap Poor Relative Darling, are we Getting Мarried? Menu for the Еxtortionist Suspicions, suspicions Critical Age Abandoned Father For me, he died... You Сan Not Вreak the whip Fate is Swarming Coincidence Dear Borya Cursed Рills The Мotive of the Сrime To be Сontinued... Silver Wedding Changing of the Guard Daddies, fathers, papules Secret Тask Bird's Мilk I Will Live — Never Fly Big Game A Determined Woman People and Nonhumans Kidnapping Face-to-face Вetting Old Wolves In the Мiddle of the Day... I Нave No Words! Only a Few Days Left Life is Аwry Emptiness ... If Оld Аge Сould! The Gold Prize People Classic Мove Your Сhance

References

External links

Trifles of Life on KinoPoisk