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

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.

Details

Status

Ended

First aired

November 9, 2011

Last aired

November 9, 2011

Episodes

12

Original language

Russian

Spoken languages

Russian

Countries

Russia, Ukraine

Production

Star Media

Creator

Sergey Ginzburg

IMDb

tt2317835