David Volosov

A teleplay about the life and work of the first chairman of the All-Russian Central Executive Committee, Yakov Mikhailovich Sverdlov.

Performance based on the novel of the same name by Yuri Olesha with the participation of actors from the Leningrad Bolshoi Drama Theater of M. Gorky.

Set in a fictional town in northern Russia, where highly classified research in magic occurs, the novel is a satire of Soviet scientific research institutes, complete with an inept administration, a dishonest, show-horse professor, and numerous equipment failures. It offers an idealistic view of the scientific work ethic, as reflected in the title which suggests that the scientists' weekends are nonexistent. (Wikipedia)