Люди и манекены (Season 1)

Lyudi i Manekeny (1974) is a Soviet comedy series you can watch online on iFILM, directed by Arkady Raikin and Vladimir Khramov. It collects the finest sketches and theatrical miniatures from Raikin's stage programs — including pieces from "The Bachelor," "Masks," "Paris," and several others — performed by Raikin alongside ensemble members Olga Malozomova and Alexander Karpov.

Raikin was the Soviet Union's most celebrated satirist, and these miniatures show exactly why. Each character — the opportunist, the bureaucrat, the social climber — runs only minutes but lands like a finished short story. The show is closest to watching a master of physical and verbal transformation work through an entire gallery of human types. Stream Lyudi i Manekeny online on iFILM.