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Viktor Rastorguev is a veteran police colonel who finds his life upended after a clash with a powerful Moscow official. Forced to leave the capital, he relocates with his wife Olga and their teenage son Pavel to St. Petersburg, where he takes charge of a district police department. The family must learn a new routine, meet unfamiliar colleagues, and face a city that feels both welcoming and alien. The series tracks the pressures of a demanding job, the strain on marriage and parenthood, and the moral gray areas that arise in day to day investigations.

Created by Oleg Larin, the 2012 crime series features Andrey Chubchenko as Viktor Rastorguev, Kirill Poluhin as Maksim Tikhomirov, Igor Botvin as Anton Morozov, Eldar Lebedev as Mikhail Kaplevich, and Denis Sinyavskiy as Khoevnik. While director credits are not listed here, the show centers on a seasoned officer who relocates his family to a new city to pursue justice in a different jurisdiction.

Even with a modest footprint, the series contributes to the moodier end of Russian crime drama, favoring procedural focus and family stakes over glossy action. Its premise of a high ranking officer handling local politics and street level crime offers a window into the pressures faced by law enforcement in a big city. It hasn’t spawned widely quoted lines or iconic scenes.

Reception and themes: The show has a user score of 9.0 out of 10 from 14 votes, suggesting a strong following among a small audience. Its main themes include duty versus family loyalty, the moral ambiguity of policing, and the toll of political interference on day to day work. The drama favors character driven storytelling as it looks at how a man in authority tries to balance public responsibilities with private obligations.

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