Trifles of Life (Russian: Мелочи жизни, romanized: Melochi zhizni) 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.
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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
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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