Cosmonautics Day

Radio version of a performance by the Russian Theatre of Estonia.

In a village club, three girlfriends—already not young, worn out by life—gather for rehearsals for an upcoming holiday. Every year, with their own efforts, they organize a Day of Cosmonautics in the village. They deliver inspiring speeches about Gagarin and Korolev, passionately play the accordion and burn up on the balalaika. The rehearsal the day before the official holiday is held with “vodka for three,” along with heartfelt conversations that turn into heated arguments—sometimes fists get involved...