Viy. Tales

Gogol in surround sound.
Chants that our ancestors heard.
A primordial fear that chills you from the inside.

“Viy” is not only the philosopher Homa Brut and a coffin borne through the church. These are authentic folkloric intonations, recorded in such a way that goosebumps run over your skin—and with a sound design worthy of a big-screen film. Total immersion: every rustle, every rooster’s crow, seems to resonate straight into your spine.

Production studio “Orbita”
Director — Anastasia Dobrynina
Post-production, composer — Ivan Dobrynin
Processing of the work, script — Bogdan Khanin
Sound effects (SFX) — Mariya Kuprikova
Recording sound engineer — Maksim Soin

Cast:
Nikita Tyunin, Anastasia Dobrynina, Bogdan Khanin, Olga Lebedeva, Alisa Tarasenko, Aleksandr Serov-Ostankinsky, Ivan Dobrynin, Stanislav Fedorchuk, Yuriy Shaykhislamov, Viktoriya Zaslavskaya, Maksim Yakimov, Maksim Soin, Denis Saraykin

The collection includes N.V. Gogol’s stories from the cycle “Mirgorod”: “Viy,” “How Ivan Ivanovich quarreled with Ivan Nikiforovich,” and “Taras Bulba.” They vividly and precisely convey life in the province—with colorful characters, a folksy streak of humor, intense emotions, and fates where the comic and the tragic coexist.

For listeners aged 11–14 (grades 5–7).
For extracurricular reading.