The legendary production by Lev Dodin - an adaptation of the novel by Fyodor Abramov, dubbed by critics as the "Russian Mahabharata." The premiere of the play "Brothers and Sisters" by Lev Dodin took place in 1985 - and over the years, the production has transcended the boundaries of ordinary theatrical action, transforming into a manifestation, a reality in which the actors live their lives, but do not play. Fyodor Abramov, a preacher of "village literature," managed to truthfully, without artificial pathos, describe the revival of the post-war village in his epic. The harsh life on the ruins left by the war, full of hopes for the future yet doomed, at the same time, to an endless struggle for survival. In working on Abramov's production, Lev Dodin refrained from ambitious "originality" - first and foremost, he sought to comprehend the writer's words, in which the essence of simple things and immutable truths is embodied, that which lies beyond the boundaries of time. A small village in the Russian hinterland becomes an archetypal model of a world, infinitely changeable yet at the same time unshakeable. More plays in St. Petersburg can be found on our website in the theater section.