Monday Begins on Saturday

A computer programmer from Leningrad visits a town in northern Russia where a secret institute conducts research into magic. While staying at the institute's museum, the visitor encounters the caretaker Naina Kievna Gorynych and gradually realizes that the surrounding city and museum are sites of supernatural occurrences. The story serves as a satire of Soviet research facilities, highlighting incompetent management and faulty equipment, while presenting an idealistic view of the dedication of scientists who work without weekends.

This 1965 television movie from the Soviet Union was directed by Aleksandr Belinsky and produced by Leningrad Television. The cast features Vladimir Smirnov in the lead role of Aleksandr Privalov, alongside Inna Slobodskaya as Naina Kievna Gorynych, Leonard Sekirin, and Viktor Kostetsky. This comedy blends elements of fantasy and science fiction across a runtime of 63 minutes.