Russian bureaucrats selling heaven on Craigslist — capitalism finally found its afterlife.
37 minSeason 3 • Episode 10
LatestMaxim and Valentina work in the Department for the Distribution of Souls — 24 hours before the death of a person, they must determine where he will go — to hell or heaven. And since both are guaranteed paradise under an employment contract, Maxim is trying to earn extra money and sell a place in paradise to oligarchs, and Valentina dreams of returning her husband from hell.
Writing
Darkly funny scripts about the banality of eternal damnation.
Acting
Rozanova's grief-stricken bureaucrat is devastating.
Production
Soviet-chic afterlife offices hit uncomfortably close to home.
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The series weaponizes classic Soviet 'очередь' (queue) culture — endless waiting, meaningless forms, and the small corruptions that keep the system crawling.
Creator allegedly worked in actual Russian state archives; the soul-distribution office mirrors real Soviet housing committees down to the tea-stained furniture.
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