Vitaly Melnikov's new film about Anton Chekhov, “The Fan,” will be shown January 24 at the Dom Kino in St. Petersburg. Kirill Pirogov plays Chekhov; Svetlana Ivanova plays Lidia Avilova; Oleg Tabakov plays Chekhov's friend Leikin. Featured in a trio of comic characters are Oksana Mysina as a decadent poet, Svetlana Kryuchkov as a novelist, and Alexei Devotchenko as Puss the critic.

Director Dmitry Nikolayev is currently taping a radio play based on Nikolai Erdman's play „The Suicide” for the Culture station. Alexei Vertov is performing the role of Podsekalnikov. Oksana Mysina is performing the role of Margarita Peresvetova.