 The Beginning" was produced by Alexander Tsekalo's Sreda Production Company, the general director of TV-3 Valery Fyodorovich, the general producer of TV-3 Yevgeny Nikishov (at that time Fedorovich and Nikishov were the producers of TNT) and Artur Janibekyan.The production of one series of "Gogol" cost about 29 000 000 rubles, while the fees of the first part of the film series amounted to 444,485,278 rubles.The film "Gogol.