Mikhail Vilyenkov

Inspired by 'Paulie' (1998) Mikhail 'Misha' Vilyenkov is a 35 years old man from Russia. In his former life, before he emigrated he was a literature major, then a teacher. Life has not been treating him nice in his new situation, but his optimism is burning bright. He is looking at the bright side, with more or less success. He is a janitor, which is not quite as glorious and creative as his previous carreer, and the salary is hardly satisfactory. But he is himself, and he is a sweet, independent man with a very broken Russian-English.