A witty comedy Series directed by Grigory Konstantinopolsky, following in the footsteps of ever-relevant Russian classics. The role of Chichikov of the «new generation» was brought to the screen by Yevgeny Tsyganov. Familiar Gogolian characters were also played by Aleksandr Robak (Sobakevich), Dmitry Dyuzhev (Manilov), Yelena Koreneva (Korobochka), Timofey Tribuntsev (Nozdryov), and Aleksey Serebryakov (Plyushkin). The comedy was filmed at the Lukfilm studio (the Series hits «An Ordinary Woman» and «Epidemic») by producers Valery Fedorovich and Yevgeny Nikishov.
