
The House on Trubnaya
Comedy
Overview
Life is short and full of oppression, but that doesn't mean Parasha can't find love and laughter when she leaves her country home to take a job as a maid in the overcrowded, overworked, and underpaid world in the big city.
Top Cast


Vera Maretskaya
Vera Maretskaya
Parasha Pitunova
Vera Maretskaya
Parasha Pitunova


Anel Sudakevich
Anel Sudakevich
Marisha
Anel Sudakevich
Marisha


Ada Vojtsik
Ada Vojtsik
Fenya
Ada Vojtsik
Fenya


Vladimir Fogel
Vladimir Fogel
Mr. Golikov
Vladimir Fogel
Mr. Golikov


Yelena Tyapkina
Yelena Tyapkina
Mrs. Golikov
Yelena Tyapkina
Mrs. Golikov


Vladimir Batalov
Vladimir Batalov
Semyon Byvalov
Vladimir Batalov
Semyon Byvalov
Sergei Komarov
Sergei Komarov
Lyadov
Sergei Komarov
Lyadov


Alexandr Gromov
Alexandr Gromov
Uncle Fedya
Alexandr Gromov
Uncle Fedya


Vladimir Uralskiy
Vladimir Uralskiy
head of the club
Vladimir Uralskiy
head of the club


Boris Barnet
Boris Barnet
passerby (uncredited)
Boris Barnet
passerby (uncredited)
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