The play is based on the confiscated book by Panteleimon Romanov and directed by Andrey Kalinin. This is the first theatrical adaptation of the novel, which was published in 1930 and immediately confiscated. The writer Panteleimon Romanov gained fame and success in the early 1920s, but by the end of the decade, his works took on a satirical tone. This marked the beginning of the writer's persecution by critics. After the writer's death, his works were not published for half a century. Only in 1990 was his collection of stories released. The director Andrey Kalinin, who worked on the unconventional play "Rhinoceroses" at the Bryantsev Youth Theatre, took on the task of reviving Romanov on stage. For more plays in St. Petersburg, visit our website in the theater section.