
Gogol. The Beginning
“The Darkest Night Before Dawn”
Overview
1829: Nikolay Gogol, troubled Third Section clerk, burns his own books. Epileptic seizures plague him. Investigator Yakov Guro discovers Gogol's visions hold crime-solving clues. Together, they tackle a baffling case in Dikanka, where everyone hides a dark secret.
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Details
- Director
- Egor Baranov
- Written by
- Tikhon Kornev, Alexey Chupov, Natalya Merkulova, Kim Belov
- Produced by
- Aleksandr Tsekalo, Valeriy Fedorovich, Evgeniy Nikishov
- Studio
- Sreda
Cast

Alexander Petrov
Nikolay Vasilievich Gogol

Oleg Menshikov
Yakov Petrovich Guro - investigator

Yan Tsapnik
Bomgart - doctor

Taisiya Vilkova
Elizaveta Andreevna Danishevskaya - countess

Yuliya Frants
Oksana

Sergey Badyuk
Вакула (кузнец)

Artyom Tkachenko
Aleksey Danishevsky - Count, husband of Lisa

Evgeniy Stychkin
Binh - investigator

Anton Momot
Грицко

Nadezhda Shumilova
midwife

Yevgeni Syty
Yakim

Artem Suchkov
Tesak

Marta Timofeeva
Vasilina

Svetlana Kireeva
Khristina

Evgeny Kapitonov
father Varfolomey

Pavel Derevyanko
Aleksander Pushkin





