The Bachelor Peasant

A 1991 All-Union radio production.

The audio play is based on a wonderful, though little-known, story by the Russian realist writer of the 19th century, Dmitry Vasilyevich Grigorovich. It’s a vivid sketch of several days in the life of a Russian village—tender and deeply psychological.

“Once, in a well-fed and prosperous home of the landlady Maria Petrovna, a lonely traveler knocked, asking for shelter...”

Creative team:

Director — Liya Velednitskaya;

Editor — Natalia Sholokhova;

Sound director — Dmitry Trukhan;

Script — Liya Velednitskaya;

Solo on the balalaika — Dmitry Kalinin.

Cast:

from the author — People’s Artist of the USSR Mikhail Ulyanov;

Бобыль (Hired drifter) — People’s Artist of Russia Nikolay Pastukhov;

Maria Petrovna — People’s Artist of the USSR Iya Savina;

Sofya Ivanovna — People’s Artist of Russia Nina Doroshina;

Fyokla — People’s Artist of Russia Tatyana Pankova;

Palashka — Darya Frolova;

Village head — People’s Artist of Russia Gennady Frolov;

Village head’s wife — Elena Milliyoti;

Man — Sergey Zhirnov.