Leningrad Television
Dead Souls 1969
In "Dead Souls" Gogol posed the most pressing and painful questions of modern life. The very title of the poem had enormous revealing power; it carried, according to Herzen, “something terrifying”, “he could not name it otherwise; not the revisionists - dead souls, but all these Nozdryovs. Manilovs and all those like them are dead souls, and we meet them at every step..."
Monday Begins on Saturday 1965
Set in a fictional town in northern Russia, where highly classified research in magic occurs, the novel is a satire of Soviet scientific research institutes, complete with an inept administration, a dishonest, show-horse professor, and numerous equipment failures. It offers an idealistic view of the scientific work ethic, as reflected in the title which suggests that the scientists' weekends are nonexistent. (Wikipedia)
Eugene Onegin 1967
The first and second chapters of "Eugene Onegin" performed by Sergei Yursky.
The Ghost of the City of Eulenberg 1987
An unusual story that happened a long time ago in the city of Eulenberg, in a house where a terrible Ghost lived...
Diary of a Madman 1968
Cat House 1988
The TV play based on the fairy tale of the same name by Samuel Marshak.
Fear and Despair in the Third Empire 1965
Chronicle dramatic scenes of Germany under the rule of fascism.
Day for Two 1986
A young cashier of one of the enterprises with a large sum of money disappears. A group of employees of the Criminal Investigation Department is involved in the work.
Suicide 1981
The story of the investigation into the death of student Selivanova, who was involved in currency transactions, which was a big crime at that time.
Conscience Doesn't Forgive 1964
Nurdin is a man who failed to protect friendship and love, who retreated before deceit and hypocrisy. The benevolent viewer is personified by the Old Man, a character who seems to stand outside the plot. Nurdin tells the Old Man about his life.
Envy 1967
Performance based on the novel of the same name by Yuri Olesha with the participation of actors from the Leningrad Bolshoi Drama Theater of M. Gorky.
The First President 1967
A teleplay about the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.
Natalie 1988
Based on the works of I.A. Bunin.
Princesses 1990
A story about two sisters, in which one was married to a commissar, the other to a White Guard.
Vanya, How are You Here? 1969
Tractor driver Pronka Lagutin comes to the city. Meeting the director's assistant unexpectedly turns into an invitation to him to play the role of a rural guy who moves to the city. Pronka rehearses with pleasure, but realizing that staying means never seeing her native village again, she runs away from the director.
Fifth Decade 1982
A tired, naive librarian in her fourties, has experienced hard labor, chores, and failed love. Her brittle voice and childish naiveness add to her defenselessness. Despite her stubbornness, she maintains a strong spirit that helps her stay true to herself.