Petersburg at the end of the 19th century was embraced by a massive enthusiasm for the occult sciences and esotericism. British medium Olivia Reed arrives in the capital of the Russian Empire on tour and gathers crowds of people at her public spiritualistic sessions. At this time, a series of ritual mysterious murders takes place in the city. Girls are abducted on the streets, their mutilated bodies are found in various parts of the city. The investigation is carried out by a young police officer Rostov and his assistant Ganin. With each new victim, things are becoming more confused. Suspicion leads Rostov to Olivia, and he decides to turn to her in the hope that her genuine or imaginary ability to summon the spirits of the dead can help to get on the trail of the killer.

The Magic Hills are a fairyland. It so happened that one day it was divided into four parts. Winter has remained forever on one Hill, spring on another, summer on the third, and autumn on the fourth. Funny little animals live on every Hill. But they don't know anything about each other. And then one day Vestochka — the Star Postman — decided to make friends with them all. To do this, she gave Elka the bear a magical dreamy telescope. Look into it at the place where you want to go, and you're already there.

After perestroika in the Soviet Union there is a total collapse of the Soviet system, which leads to chaos in the country. The protagonist of the film, a foreign student, after graduation does not want to return to his country because of the military coup that took place there. But the Soviet government gave clear deadlines for him to leave the country.