The Hour of Life

Four one-act plays by Viktor Rozov in two parts.

The counter-revolutionaries instructed Sergei Yaroslavtsev, the cadet, to make an attempt on the life of V.I. Lenin. He manages to get into the leader’s office, but the conversation with Lenin leaves an indelible impression on Sergei...

The Portrait of Dorian Gray had an amazing property: it took upon itself all the sins of the “original”, as well as the passage of time. In real life, Dorian Gray did not change, not a single wrinkle appeared on his face, but the portrait aged for him...

The former artist, and now the director of the Glass-Porcelain trust, Fyodor Kudrin, saw an amazing engraving at the exhibition. The meeting with its creator turned Fedor’s life upside down.

Returning to an empty apartment after work, Kurochkin remembers that today is his birthday. Pyotr Ivanovich pours wine into glasses and remembers his youth, the friends with whom he fought, his wife who could not get along with him, his daughter.