The uncle is a low bass, the only older character in the cast.
The two are also fascinating to watch in their interaction with the older characters.
"That and deep emotions are part of the old Russian character," he says.
The main character in the series, the fourth oldest, and 15 years old.
The old characters are left behind and a new spiritual self is born.
In fact, he is the reincarnation of an old character.
In 1999, after many cast members had left the series, producers decided to bring back an old character.
He is an older, jolly character, always ready for a fight but perhaps past his prime.
Her old character seemed to have gone far away and here she didn't need it back.
"This country has cost us our children," one of the story's older characters eventually says.