Top Cast
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Anton Androsov
Victor Moshkin, "Philatelist"
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Lev Durov
Major Markelov, Head of Operational Control Section C.L.C.
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Alexander Kuznetsov
Senior Lieutenant Kasimov
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Mikhail Zhigalov
Criminal Authority "Prince"
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Andrei Tashkov
Yuri Kolganov, «Kalgan»
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Aleksandr Mokhov
Veniamin Gendelman
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Sergey Garmash
«Mongol»
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Viktor Pavlov
Lieutenant Colonel, Head of the Colony
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Aleksey Ablepikhin
"Seabass"
Overview
Using an elaborate system of denunciation, the chief of the Zone keeps his prisoners in check. A new inmate, allegedly imprisoned for speculating on postage stamps, tries to rebel against the system.
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Blindfire
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