valentin yezhov, he told me personally. the first version was written when konchalovsky was married to an alibasar actress. and that's where this script began to be written, first, then he talks about her, natasha listen, he says. and what are you son and it doesn’t work about you about one, somehow here’s grief, it arises, and so on and so forth, the idea of ​​​​saving the harem seemed like a godsend, here, the main task of the new just government is to save women from the veil, and men from polygamy and everyone will have. a separate spouse is an excellent plot for a soviet adventure film, but when the script was essentially ready, the group lost its main director, and loudly philosophically went to moscow for the festival, the next one returned from there and said, guys, you know, you are wonderful writers on turgenev are better. but what do i shoot? eh, so they will say this picture, yes, konchalovsky made a good western, and turgenev is offering me a noble nest. don't be offended. i will part with you the dragon lost o