Two boys, one name mix-up, and the purest Soviet summer chaos you'll ever witness.
9.070 minSeason 2 • Episode 2
LatestThe story revolves around two young schoolboy pioneers, Petya Vasechkin and Vasya Petrov, as they navigate their attempts at self-discovery and their shared affection for their friend, Masha Startseva.
Acting
Egor Druzhinin's physical comedy is genuinely timeless.
Direction
Alenikov captures childhood without patronizing it.
Production
That specific late-Soviet Pioneer camp aesthetic, unrepeatable.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Egor Druzhinin became a famous choreographer and TV personality; this was his only major acting role.
The Pioneer organization depicted was dissolved in 1991, making this a time capsule of a vanished childhood institution.
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