Incognito from St. Petersburg Incognito from St. Petersburg Incognito from St. Petersburg () is a 1977 Soviet comedy film directed by Leonid Gaidai. In a small town of the Russian Empire during the 19th century reign mores typical of that time. The mayor and the other officials take bribes, embezzle public money, drink and play cards, while idly discussing the latest town gossip. But soon alarming news arrives – a stern government inspector from St. Petersburg has been sent to the city, and even worse, a plain-clothed one! Exactly at the time when the privy council is taking place which the mayor hurriedly organizes
20th-century classical music explored in their respective articles. At the end of the 19th century (often called the "Fin de siècle"), the Romantic style was starting to break apart, moving along various parallel courses, such as Impressionism and Post-romanticism. In the 20th century, the different styles that emerged from the music of the previous century influenced composers to follow new trends, sometimes as a reaction to that music, sometimes as an extension of it, and both trends co-existed well into the 20th century. The former trends, such as Expressionism are discussed later. In the early part of the 20th century, many composers wrote