Anatoli is a retired father who, with his wife, begins planning how to spend their newly free time. Their plans change when their daughter Lyusya brings home her husband, Igor, and the young couple eventually stay in the family home. Anatoli shares that home with them and later becomes a grandfather.
The eldest of the twelve brother Months, appearing as an old man in a white fur coat. He acts as a magical arbiter at the end, granting wishes and delivering poetic justice to the wicked stepfamily.
The investigator who arrives with Dyukovsky after Psekov reports the suspected murder of Klyauzov. He helps break into the bedroom and searches for the supposedly missing man, eventually finding Klyauzov alive in an abandoned bathhouse. He is Dyukovsky’s senior colleague in the investigation.
Archimedes is the Greek inventor and geometer whose work is the subject of Kolya and Olya’s story. During the Roman siege of Syracuse, his catapults devastate enemy ships, and he demonstrates the lever by helping move a stranded galley. He also discovers how to determine an object’s volume from displaced water, proving that the king’s crown is not pure gold.
The local boss blamed by Katya and Natalya Sergeyevna for delays to the rural construction project. His repeated demands for help from Moscow are said to have hindered the work. During a later heated exchange, one man calls him a liar and bureaucrat, while another urges caution.
As secretary of the district party committee, Volokhov recommends that Sergei, a former intelligence officer returning to Moscow, become an employee of the criminal investigation department. The recommendation sets Sergei on the career path that drives the central story, despite Lena's opposition to his decision.
The recipient of the children's letter, whom the snowman and Druzhok seek in order to deliver their request for a New Year's tree. When the fox, wolf, and owl arrive first and make demands, he reads the letter, recognizes who it is meant for, drives the thieves away with a blizzard, and gives the snowman a tree and treats for the children.
The bear catches the apple after it falls and becomes the mediator in the dispute among himself, the rabbit, and the crow. He listens to each of their claims, decides that all three have a right to the fruit, and divides it equally, also taking a piece for helping them make peace.
A former tsarist customs officer who receives Alexey on his arrival in Uigunan. He initially opposes the distribution of supplies and benefits from bribes, but is later employed as Alexey's trade consultant. He flees with Alexey, attempts to seize the money, and is arrested in Alaska.
A famous actor who receives the bronze candelabrum from the lawyer as a gift at a benefit performance. Bewildered by the compromising image of a nude woman, he is unsure what to do with it. His hairdresser suggests taking the object to an antique bronze shop, continuing the chain of exchanges.
Aleksei Gribov has 87 screen credits in a career dating back to 1935. Their work spans 2 cinematic universes — most prominently Рассказы старого моряка (Коллекция) with 1 titles. Signature works include The Humpbacked Horse, The Tale of the Golden Rooster, Grown-Up Children. Explore the interactive character relationship maps on each title page to trace how their roles connect across franchises.
Universe traveler — spans 2 universes
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