S1.E16 ∙ Episode #1.16

THE HIGHEST STEP IN THE WORLD tells the story of the post-war U.S. Air Force pre-astronauts, who risked their lives to be the first men into space years before NASA existed. And if that's not enough, we'll meet the only man to break the sound barrier by free-falling from the edge of space.

The adventure action film centers on a famous extreme sports blogger who, having arrived in Cuba, finds herself involved in the mysterious story of a document that disappeared many years ago, according to which America was supposed to return the Guantanamo base to Cuba. Both the special services and a serious businessman have been hunting for it for a long time. However, only her grandfather, former intelligence officer Lev Voronov, a retired KGB general, with whom she does not communicate, knows where this document is. In parallel with the action in our time, the film will also tell about the adventures of Voronov shortly before the Cuban Revolution in 1958.

He runs on his loving-horse Hakusetsu in the latest Edo era. He brandishes a sword to beat robbers suffering citizens and office workers using their power for themselves.

Mid 90's. Afghan war veteran Boris Likhachev is, at first glance, the most ordinary Russian, peacefully leading a quiet family life on the outskirts of a regional town in which there is no crime at all. Of course, a few years ago he and his combat commander Aleksey Bystrov cleared this city of all criminal elements. After that, their paths diverged - Boris Likhachev started a family and lived a quiet life, and his commander became the mayor of the city.

The film tells the story of King Quang Trung and his Tay Son troops, in which they defeated 200,000 Chinese Qing soldiers in Ngoc Hoi-Dong Da, a suburban area of Thang Long (now Hanoi) in 1789.