Dead Souls

Dead Souls 1969

3.50

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..."

1969

Monday Begins on Saturday

Monday Begins on Saturday 1965

5.00

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)

1965

Eugene Onegin

Eugene Onegin 1967

1

The first and second chapters of "Eugene Onegin" performed by Sergei Yursky.

1967

Cat House

Cat House 1988

1

The TV play based on the fairy tale of the same name by Samuel Marshak.

1988

Day for Two

Day for Two 1986

1

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.

1986

Suicide

Suicide 1981

1

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.

1981

Conscience Doesn't Forgive

Conscience Doesn't Forgive 1964

1

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.

1964

Envy

Envy 1967

1

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.

1967

The First President

The First President 1967

1

A teleplay about the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.

1967

Natalie

Natalie 1988

1

Based on the works of I.A. Bunin.

1988

Princesses

Princesses 1990

1

A story about two sisters, in which one was married to a commissar, the other to a White Guard.

1990

Vanya, How are You Here?

Vanya, How are You Here? 1969

1

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.

1969

Fifth Decade

Fifth Decade 1982

1

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.

1982