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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.
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Details
- Status
- Released
- Runtime
- 2h 4m
- Release Date
- February 5, 1990
- Languages
- Russian
- Director
- Production
- Production Countries
- Soviet Union
Cast

Natalya Gundareva
Clémentine de Bourbon

Svetlana Kryuchkova
Amalia Stockfisch

Yelena Sanayeva
Iraida Paleologova

Margarita Terekhova
Anelka Lyadokhovskaya

Rolan Bykov
Pyotr Petrovich Ferdyshchenko

Yuri Demich
Ugryum-Burcheyev

Leonid Kuravlyov
Vasilisk Borodavkin

Rodion Nahapetov
Erast Grustilov

Oleg Tabakov
Dementiy Brudastyy-Organchik
Olga Pashkova
Alyona Osipova