47 minSeason 1 • Episode 4
LatestA modern adaptation of the classic novel-poem by Nikolai Gogol. The action takes place in our days. Chichikov, an official from Moscow, this time does not buy up dead souls from small-minded provincials, but sells them places in the cemetery next to celebrities.
Acting
Tsyganov's dead-eyed charm sells the whole con.
Writing
Konstantinopolsky weaponizes Gogol for modern Russia.
Creator
Grigory Konstantinopolsky
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Gogol's original 1842 novel was banned as 'immoral' by Tsar Nicholas I; this adaptation similarly stumbled with Russian state TV funding.
Konstantinopolsky cast Robak as Sobakevich specifically for his bear-like physicality—Gogol described the original as 'a bear in a frock coat.'
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