A work in constant progress (and occasional regress).
Premiere:
September 29, 2014
# of Seasons: 1
# of Episodes: 8
Finale:
October 2, 2014
Original Title:
С чего начинается Родина
Alternate Titles:
S chego nachinaetsya Rodina
Genres:
Drama
Countries:
RU
The end of the 1980s. The decline of the Soviet era. The wind of change swept away everyone and everything in its path. Taking advantage of the instability of the situation in the Soviet state, the CIA announced an award to anyone who reveals the names of current residents of the USSR in Western countries. The traitor was promised a million dollars and political asylum abroad. The First and Second departments of the KGB (intelligence and counterintelligence) were seriously concerned that there might be many who wanted to get this money. The KGB decided to slip the Americans a fake traitor to the Motherland, choosing an impeccable candidate among their own employees. Operation Phantom has begun…
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