After the Rain, on Thursday (Russian: После дождичка в четверг, romanized: Posle dozhdichka v chetverg) is a 1985 Soviet musical children's fantasy film directed by Mikhail Yuzovskiy.

However, Varvara switches her son with the Tsar’s in the royal crib, sending the real prince and the foundling to a labor camp.

Twenty years later, the false prince, encouraged by Varvara, now a powerful figure at court, begins plotting to seize the throne.

To delay, Avdei decrees that Ivan can only inherit the kingdom if he rescues Princess Milolika, who is held captive by the immortal Koschei.

Many volunteers, including the false prince and Yegory, set out for Koschei’s lair, hoping to ransom Milolika or win her freedom by gambling with enchanted checkers.