The Forgotten Case of the Kalevala

6 hrs. 19 min.

Language Russian

Author Anna Knyazeva

Narrator Alexey Isievsky

On the shores of Lake Ladoga, from a forest outpost, the family of the forester Kettunенa disappeared. The case was closed quickly: no bodies—no investigation. Thirty years later, investigator Anna Sterkhova pulls the archive and confronts the impossible. There are too few documents in the file, and there are traces of confiscation. Someone didn’t just hide the truth—they methodically erased it. Sterkhova begins unraveling the chain: archive—contraband—people who know far too well what must remain in the past. The trail leads to an NKVD order from 1941 regarding the urgent evacuation of valuables that were not to be recorded. The further Sterkhova gets, the clearer it becomes: the Kettunens’ case isn’t a mistake in the investigation. It’s an entry point. The system that erased the family is still working. The same places. Other people. But the mechanism remains. The Sampo in the Kalevala epic is a source of power and wealth—something people are willing to kill for. But what if the Sampo isn’t a myth? Anna Sterkhova must figure out how the mechanism that has outlived decades works. Decide what matters more: to reach the end—or to stay alive.

1. Song of the Black Angel (narrated by Irina Vorobyova) 2. The Killer Returns Twice (narrated by Alexey Isievsky) 3. The Water Is Cold in September (narrated by Alexey Isievsky) 4. Clue No. 13 (narrated by Alexey Isievsky) 5. White Asphalt (narrated by Alexey Isievsky) 6. Don't Wait for Me Long (narrated by Alexey Isievsky) 7. The Forgotten Case of the Kalevala