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The Life and Adventures of Mishka Yaponchik (Once in Odessa) (2011)

First aired November 9, 20111 season · 12 epsEnded
8.7

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CrimeDrama

Overview

Mishka Yaponchik was a Ukrainian gangster, Jewish, lived in Odessa at the beginning of the XX century, the military leader of two thousand of gangsters and the prototype of Benia Krik in The "Odessa Tales" by Soviet Jewish writer Isaak Babel. Born Moisei Vinnitsky, Yaponchik ("the Japanese") was an exceptional and eccentric character. Hailed as the next Robin Hood, he established his own code of conduct forbidding the robbing of the poor and professional classes.

Created By

Sergey Ginzburg

Top Billed Cast

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Evgeniy Tkachuk

Михаил Винницкий

Aleksey Filimonov

Aleksey Filimonov

Valentin Gaft

Valentin Gaft

Igor Savochkin

Igor Savochkin

Акула (авторитет)

Elena Shamova

Elena Shamova

Vadim Norshteyn

Vadim Norshteyn

Igor Artashonov

Igor Artashonov

Sergey Marin

Sergey Marin

Ilya Lykov

Ilya Lykov

Petr Skvortsov

Petr Skvortsov

Rimma Markova

Rimma Markova

Yakov Gopp

Yakov Gopp

Grinya, Akula's brother

Anatoliy Otradnov

Anatoliy Otradnov

Makota

Svetlana Chesnokova

Svetlana Chesnokova

танцорша кордебалета

Seasons

Status

Ended

Language

Russian

Type

Miniseries

Last Air Date

November 9, 2011

Networks

Channel One

Production

Star Media

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