Released:
1989-12-01

Overview:
The bureaucratic epos on the dialogues and plots of Mikhail Saltykov-Shchedrin "The History of a Town". In a metaphorical and grotesque form, the film conveys the history of Russia from the calling of the Varangians until the end of the 20th century. The film traces the change of the “chiefs” of the county town of Glupov, which differ in varying degrees of tyranny and the corresponding total number of “killed” city residents. The heads of the city easily guess the former heads of the Russian state and the USSR.

Director:
Sergey Ovcharov

Runtime:
2h 4min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy, History

• Cast:
• 
  Natalya Gundareva
  as
  Clémentine de Bourbon
• 
  Svetlana Kryuchkova
  as
  Amalia Stockfisch
• 
  Yelena Sanayeva
  as
  Iraida Paleologova
• 
  Margarita Terekhova
  as
  Anelka Lyadokhovskaya
• 
  Rolan Bykov
  as
  Pyotr Petrovich Ferdyshchenko