Eugene Onegin
Евгений Онегин
In the space of a Russian winter on the stage of the Mayakovka Theatre, Pushkin's most famous story is performed by young actors who are almost the same age as the characters themselves. Their youth, combined with the author's self-irony, turns the "encyclopedia of Russian life" into an honest, poetic theatre — where poetry is not just a literary form but a way of life. Fortune-telling with folk songs, a name-day celebration, a winter road, ballroom dancing — none of this comes across as mere period detail; instead, it comes alive in a contemporary interpretation.
Actors
Eugene Onegin
The Uncle (High Ideals Inspire Him)
Evgeniy Paramonov
Tatyana Larina
Varvara Bochkova
Vladimir Lensky
Nikita Yazykov
Olga Larina
Alyona Vasina
Madame Larina, The Mother
Tatyana Augshkap
Nurse
Tatyana Orlova
Anisya (Onegin's Housekeeper)
Maria Fortunatova
The Larins' neighbor
Yuriy Korenev
Zaretsky (The Duelist)
Semyon Alyoshin
The Prince (With Wounds in Battle)
Oleg Sapiro
Three Maidens by the Window
Maria Fortunatova, Alina Vakaeva, Kira Nasonova
Crew
Set & Costume Designer
Vladimir Arefiev
Choreographer
Igor Sharoyko
Folklore consultant
Sergey Starostin
Assistant Director
Evgeniya Zyubina
Film Director
Sergey Zlobin
Cinematographer
Artur Sariadi
Sound Directors
Svetlana Dyogteva, Aleksandr Kaplun
Film Producer
Aleksey Korolyov
Language
Russian
Runtime
2 hours 50 minutes with one intermission
Act 1
94 min
Intermission
10 min
Act 2
66 min
2026
12+
Stills
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